With midterms in full swing, dropping out has once again become a common sentiment among students. But if that wistful sentiment becomes a reality, ride-hail companies might be their new best bet at employment. Read more...
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October 28, 10:04 pm
LA Metro could do more to help women using public transportation feel safer
Being alone at night at an empty bus stop. A suspicious man who won’t stop staring. Clutching the Mace just in case. These are experiences too many women are familiar with, and these incidents are only further heightened on public transit. Read more...
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October 24, 10:17 pm
Greater accessibility promised by College Affordability Act worth the cost
Families across the nation have staggered through financial debt for longer than UCLA students have lived. But Congress has offered a beacon of hope – $400 billion of hope, to be exact. Read more...
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October 22, 10:49 pm
A Difference of Opinion Editors: UC’s proposal for fixed tuition rates has benefits, disadvantages
This post was updated Oct. 23 at 10 a.m. ANTI-FIXED TUITION (Lucy & Lena) The University of California’s new tuition plan is more likely to create a flatline than a flat rate. Read more...
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October 22, 10:42 pm
LA needs to enforce restrictions on short-term rentals to alleviate housing crisis
Airbnb may be what makes UCLA students’ spring breaks affordable, but it’s also what’s making their rents the highest in the state. UCLA’s 90024 ZIP code is the most expensive in the state of California, to no one’s surprise. Read more...
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October 21, 10:10 pm
Culture change needed to alter a health care system that favors only those on top
“More money, more problems” may be one of the few universal truths in this world. And it just happens to perfectly sum up the health care industry in America. Read more...
Photo: A study conducted by the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health highlighted many problematic under-the-table payments to physicians within the health care industry. This is a symptom of larger systemic problems that leave students and faculty of UCLA’s top-flight health and medicine programs especially vulnerable. (Axel Lopez/Daily Bruin senior staff)
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October 20, 10:04 pm
Vegetarian, vegan diets worth consideration contrary to perceived disadvantages
Vegetarianism is often treated as taboo – like the boogeyman, or maybe Los Angeles Clippers fans. The trend of vegetarianism and veganism, especially in Los Angeles and California as a whole, has appeared to explode over the years. Read more...
Photo: Vegetarianism and veganism have a bad reputation of being unappealing, tasteless and lacking in nutrition. With a plentiful array of vegetarian options on the Hill, UCLA should better educate students on both the environmental and health benefits of trying a vegetarian diet. (Daily Bruin file photo)