This town isn’t big enough for all of us. But that hasn’t stopped the members of Little Holmby in their fight against commonsense housing density – and also common sense. Read more...
Photo: (Photo by Amy Dixon/Photo editor, photo illustration by Kyle Icban/Daily Bruin)
Graduate students are at the heart of UCLA’s academics. That’s worryingly easy to forget – something graduate students themselves might forget given the university’s treatment of them. Read more...
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Everyone can have ideas – but it’s a matter of implementing them. Paul Nesterenko is the only candidate running for the Graduate Students Association vice president of internal affairs seat. Read more...
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It’s straight out of the 1990s: Websites are still poorly formatted globs of text and information is scattered across the internet. Universities are slowly moving onto the web, but finding what you need is like looking for a quarter of a needle in a haystack. Read more...
Photo: UCLA must improve its course descriptions and its class planner so that students aren’t forced to guess when the classes they want to take will be next available. (Liz Ketcham/Assistant Photo editor)
A single, clenched fist thrust from a sea of white ivory. That’s the symbol of equity in higher education. It’s the sigil black students wear when they rise up to challenge an institution that has abandoned them. Read more...
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The first time I heard about the Common Book, I was two midterms into week six and finishing an eight-page essay. Suffice it to say, I wanted nothing to do with a novel. Read more...
Photo: This year’s Common Book was marked by controversy and criticism. But the heated feedback shows us something promising: how much potential the book has to promote diversity. (Emily Ng/Daily Bruin)
“It’s not my responsibility to teach you, it’s your responsibility to learn.” That’s the motto boasted by many in the LGBTQ groups on campus. The problem is: Who are students expected to learn from? Read more...
Photo: Safe spaces on campus are meant to give marginalized community members a venue to appreciate their identities. These inclusive spaces are, ironically enough, exclusive to their own. (Joe Akira/Daily Bruin staff)
