On Nov. 3, Chancellor Gene Block sent UCLA students an email in which he voiced his support of animal researchers at UCLA. The email was prompted by professor David Jentsch’s Oct. Read more...
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November 7, 12:00 am
Submission: Gene Block’s support of animal research ignores just criticism
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November 5, 10:12 am
Submission: University irresponsible for inviting controversial speaker to campus
Editor’s Note: The following submission contains strong language. We feel its inclusion is necessary to provide full context about the controversy surrounding Steven Salaita’s appearance at UCLA. Read more...
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November 5, 12:05 am
Submission: Diversity course can now serve as tool in holding university accountable
After nearly three decades, the proposed diversity requirement for UCLA’s College of Letters and Science has passed by a historic faculty vote. Out of the ten campuses in the University of California system, UCLA is both the second oldest as well as the second-to-last to adopt a diversity-related requirement for a majority of its undergraduate students. Read more...
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November 5, 12:00 am
Submission: Divestment promotes peace, justice in Palestine
I have always been very positive about the future of a just peace for both Palestinians and Israelis. It is one of the reasons I believe in the work I do with Students for Justice in Palestine at UCLA. Read more...
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November 4, 12:00 am
Submission: Prop. 47 can rectify the American penal system
If you were to pay a visit to the Californians Against Prop. 47 Web page, you’d immediately be presented with a banner that rotates between two very alarming claims. Read more...
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October 31, 12:34 am
Submission: Prop. 45 will raise health insurance prices, lower care quality
Proposition 45 is a poor attempt to prevent the rising insurance rates caused by the Affordable Care Act. Proposition 45 gives all the power of determining health care prices to one bureaucrat. Read more...
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October 31, 12:26 am
Submission: Prop. 45 provides necessary insurance rate regulation
The California state government has two main ways of monitoring health insurance rates: One, Covered California can “negotiate” rates with health insurance companies, and two, the California Department of Insurance or Department of Managed Health Care can “review” rates and point out rate hikes they find unreasonable, although they have no executive power to strike the rates down. Read more...