More than 46 years have passed since rival activists shot and killed UCLA students and Black Panther’s Alprentice “Bunchy” Carter and John Huggins in Campbell Hall. Read more...
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January 26, 12:18 am
Editorial: UCLA should recognize activists on expansion of Campbell Hall
Editorials, Opinion
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January 22, 12:39 am
Editorial: UCLA must make reasonably priced parking available to students
For commuter students, having affordable transportation is not just a convenience – it’s a necessity. Of the total student population at UCLA, around 25 percent of all students – undergraduate and graduate alike – commute to campus. Read more...
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January 15, 12:00 am
Editorial: JazzReggae Festival needs to plan for future financial sustainability
Of the past 12 years that UCLA has held JazzReggae on our campus, the large festival has run a deficit 10 times. Skyrocketing operational costs and decreasing ticket sales have meant that JazzReggae relies on unstable sources of funding to stay afloat, including student fees paid out to the Cultural Affairs Commission and double-dipping in the Undergraduate Students Association’s surplus funds. Read more...
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January 15, 12:00 am
Editorial: UCLA community should stand against Armenian genocide denial
Members of the Turkish Cultural Club tried to deny on Tuesday that the massacre of 1.5 million Armenians near the start of the 20th century was a genocide. Read more...
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January 11, 11:54 pm
Editorial: UC’s lack of state funding jeopardizes public mission
The University of California is no longer a public institution. Never has that fact been clearer than with the most recent funding battle raging between UC leadership and Gov. Read more...
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January 8, 1:26 am
Editorial: Master Plan requires regulatory body for its enforcement
No attempt at reforming the Master Plan for Higher Education in California will matter unless legislators and higher education leaders view it as more than a guideline that they can ignore. Read more...
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January 8, 1:24 am
Editorial: College systems should retain distinct roles
When first adopted, the California Master Plan for Higher Education created clear, distinct roles for each of the three systems of public higher education. For the top achievers in California, there was the University of California, a beacon of educational discourse, research and thought that would provide the state with its most accomplished workers. Read more...