Proposition 64 passed in November, legalizing recreational marijuana use in California. When it goes into full effect on Jan. 1, 2018, anyone 21 or older, including UCLA students, will be able to buy marijuana from stores with retail licenses. Read more...
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May 18, 10:12 pm
Erin Nguyen: UCLA should tap into local tech presence, offer esports program
If electronic sports viewers were their own nation, they’d be on track to become the third largest in the world by 2019 – move over, Indonesia. Read more...
Photo: (Kelly Brennan/Daily Bruin senior staff)
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May 18, 10:05 pm
William Zou: Commission needed to keep LA to Olympics sustainability goals
For Angelenos, water scarcity is a way of life, from low-pressure shower heads and “H2Love” billboards that tower over LA traffic, to brown lawns and smart-metering installations. Read more...
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May 17, 9:57 pm
Chris Campbell: Newly elected LA school board must improve charter school accessibility
We can all agree Los Angeles needs better schools. Whether that means appending the word “charter” is a bit more contentious. And contentious is the perfect word to describe Tuesday’s Los Angeles Board of Education election, especially when it comes to the Westside’s own contest between incumbent board President Steve Zimmer and challenger Nick Melvoin. Read more...
Photo: Nick Melvoin, far left, defeated Los Angeles school board inclumbent Steve Zimmer in a runoff election Tuesday night. Melvoin is a charter school advocate. (April Hoang/Daily Bruin senior staff)
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May 16, 11:40 pm
Stuart Key: Single-payer health care bill unrealistic, will face financial challenges
California has a new health trend, but it’s more complicated than just eating a lot of kale. California lawmakers reacted to the possible repeal of former President Barack Obama’s health care law, the Affordable Care Act, in February by introducing Senate Bill 562, a single-payer health care system to ensure coverage for every Californian. Read more...
Photo: California Senate Bill 562 has the right idea in trying to create a single-payer health care system for the state. However, the bill tries to accomplish too much and needs to be more realistic. (Creative Commons photo by David Fulmer via flickr)
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May 16, 10:52 pm
Aaron Julian: Conservative campus groups should start constructive dialogue
It seems that after all the noise of the presidential election, we have forgotten about the most important characteristic of political and intellectual environments: balance. It goes without saying that UCLA is an overtly left-leaning school – Bruins donate to mostly Democratic candidates, and faculty members were willing enough to do things like reschedule exams after the election of President Donald Trump. Read more...
Photo: President Donald Trump’s election caused deep political rifts across the country, and UCLA was no exception. However, these partisan divides on campus need to be addressed, and tapping into the campus’ conservative intellectuals is one way to do that. (Hannah Ye/Daily Bruin senior staff)
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May 15, 10:39 pm
Clea Wurster: UC must back Senate Bill 320 to improve abortion accessibility
The University of California has been hesitant to come out in support of accessible abortion for students. California Sen. Connie Leyva proposed Senate Bill 320 in February, which would require California colleges to offer medication abortion services at student health centers if there is a pharmacy, or to provide transportation to a health care center that would offer abortion procedures at students’ requests. Read more...
Photo: (Harishwer Balasubramani/Illustrations director)