What do you get when CNN’s Jim Acosta, President Donald Trump’s administration and a doctored video enter the national news media? A new low in our post-truth reality. Read more...
Photo: The internet has made it easier for false narratives to be spread, one example being the Trump administration’s decision to share a doctored video. It’s therefore important that students be given the tools to critically decipher the media. (Andy Bao/Daily Bruin)
Mariah Furtek is a staff columnist studying abroad in London until winter quarter. In this column series, she analyzes UCLA’s study abroad program and examines from afar how Bruins live in their beloved Los Angeles. Read more...
Photo: (Jessica Lam/Daily Bruin)
The 2018 midterm elections made significant strides for the Democratic Party. But the same can’t be said for women in politics. A record number of women ran this year and won seats in Congress. Read more...
The Dashew Center for International Students and Scholars is supposed to be a haven for international students as they navigate a new country and culture, miles away from their friends, family and home. Read more...
Photo: The Dashew Center is meant to provide assistance to international students. But many have reported issues with the center’s services and receiving adequate help. (Daily Bruin file photo)
It’s 10 p.m., Thursday night, and your assignment is due in two hours. But those two pieces of sourdough bread you ate with dinner haunt your thoughts. Read more...
Programming experience is quickly becoming a requirement for students in the College of Letters and Science to get internships and jobs. If you haven’t had prior coding experience though, brace yourself for a world of pain. Read more...
Photo: The Program in Computing Lab is a computer lab students can use to work on their programming homework, but they’re often unhelpful. The university should help students who have trouble understanding PIC courses by offering them better tutoring services on campus. (Amy Dixon/Photo editor)
UCLA’s official motto “Fiat Lux” means “let there be light.” But come Election Day, Californians will have the power to decide when there should be light in the day. Read more...
Photo: Time changes corresponding with daylight saving time come with a lot of baggage: changing the time twice a year, correlations to increases in crime rates and potential increases in heart attack rates. (Habeba Mostafa/Daily Bruin)
