Candidates in this year’s Undergraduate Students Association Council elections have made feminism a focal point. That is, if you think spouting vague quotes about standing up for women is feminism. Read more...
Photo: (Hannah Kim/Daily Bruin)
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May 1, 10:00 pm
Scott Bays: Further reducing campaign spending limits would democratize USAC elections
UCLA’s undergraduate student government does a good job preparing students for politics in the real world – especially when it comes to blowing large amounts of cash on their campaigns. Read more...
Photo: Jamie Kennerk campaigns for the undergradaute student government elections. The Election Board has limited candidates to spending only $600, but this spending limit is still too high. (Kristie-Valerie Hoang/Assistant Photo editor)
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May 1, 12:41 am
Emily Merz: Niche transit systems could lower LAX congestion, increase LA’s ridership
New York. Chicago. San Francisco. Philadelphia. Boston. The densest cities in the U.S. have one thing in common: They all have well-developed public transportation. Then there’s Los Angeles, the second-largest city by population, and perhaps the slowest moving part of southern California. Read more...
Photo: The Los Angeles City Council recently approved a transit project at LAX that will help improve public transportation. However, the council must recognize that this new project may include complications. (Creative Commons photo by Jeff Turner via Flickr)
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April 27, 12:15 am
Clea Wurster: Promoting current efforts will help lessen gender disparity in philosophy department
Last quarter, I made my way across Dickson Court en route to a picturesque bastion of academia: Dodd Hall. I was headed deep within the building, where I would attend my lecture on 20th-century philosophy. Read more...
Photo: UCLA’s philosophy department has a stark gender disparity, with few women occupying faculty positions. The department has made efforts to address this; it just doesn’t publicize them. (Daily Bruin file photo)
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April 27, 12:10 am
Omar Said: Decision to expand Bruin Bike Share fails to acknowledge program falls flat
You either die a hero, or you live long enough to see yourself become a villain. UCLA probably didn’t expect that moment to come for its bike share program so soon. Read more...
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April 25, 11:35 pm
Are you there, UCLA? It’s me, Mom: Lactation rooms on campus lack accessibility, locations
Parenting students and faculty on campus are a forgotten constituency. The voices of nursing mothers have been largely ignored by UCLA, heard only by student activist groups. Read more...
Photo: UCLA has 12 lactation rooms for breastfeeding mothers, only five of which are located on the main campus. This means it can be hard for parenting faculty to reach these rooms, such as the one pictured, in between classes. (Liz Ketcham/Daily Bruin)
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April 24, 9:32 pm
Chris Busco: New voting plan apt but may disenfranchise students if poorly executed
UCLA students are ready to demand action on Capitol Hill after a politically tumultuous year and a half. The midterm elections give them a perfect opportunity to do so. Read more...
Photo: UCLA is making the Ackerman Grand Ballroom the centralized polling location for students. The change would streamline voter registration, but at the cost of long lines. (Daily Bruin file photo)