It’s not hard to believe a grid of high-speed trains designed to transport people safely, efficiently and inexpensively would be so popular. What’s hard to believe is that Los Angeles is just now catching onto the ways of Manhattan, Boston, Philadelphia, Paris, Chicago, London and San Francisco by completing 28 new metro projects across the city. Read more...

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Most Bruins are blissfully unaware of their student government outside of the fees they pay to sustain it. However, a recent decision made by the Undergraduate Student Association Council calls the use of those fees into question. Read more...

Photo: An Undergraduate Students Association Council meeting in November ruled a change in the allocation process for surplus funds. But, limiting student organizations’ access to these funds will further prevent USAC from establishing a solid working relationship with students and their organizations and would only ostracize them further. (Daily Bruin file photo)

UCLA has a few hundred elevators, washing machines and dryers to fix before it can call the Hill fully functional. Instead, UCLA has decided to drop a few million dollars on making a dining hall more aesthetically pleasing. Read more...

Photo: UCLA Housing announced a planned closure of the Covel Commons Residential Restaurant in the spring in order to renovate the inside of the hall – a $4 million endeavor. Housing cannot ignore faulty dorm facilities in light of growing enrollment and must first prioritize fixing those issues. (Tanmay Shankar/Assistant Photo editor)

The Los Angeles homelessness crisis has gripped the attention of local and national audiences. But lost amid large-scale public scrutiny and media coverage are the youth experiencing homelessness. Read more...

Photo: The definition of “homeless youth” has been interpreted variably among different organizations and federal acts, neglecting different types of youth and their families, leaving them at a disadvantage. The Los Angeles City Council must work to standardize this definition. (Daily Bruin file photo)

PRO-CONSTRUCTION OF NEW UNIVERSITY HOUSING (Lucy & EJ) UCLA has been playing catch-up with high housing prices for the last decade. Luckily for students, though, it seems the university may finally gain some ground in the new year. Read more...

Photo: UCLA has been undergoing construction of new university housing on the Hill and off-campus. Experts say these new buildings won’t help reduce rent prices for private apartments in Westwood. The Opinion editors took stances in this edition of A Difference in Opinion Editors. (Daily Bruin file photo)

Thousands of high school seniors clicked submit on their University of California applications last week, hoping to convince UCLA they deserve an acceptance letter. And now they wait. Read more...

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