The sun recedes on the aging walls of Kerckhoff Hall. Bruin Walk’s bricks glow an orangish hue. Flyers blow across Bruin Plaza, dancing in the wind and littering the walkway. Read more...
Photo: USAC campaigns tend to involve many violations of the election code. For example, last year’s Social Justice Referendum campaign spent nearly ten times the established spending limit. (Daily Bruin file photo)
As a queer student of color, UCLA is home. But while UCLA is already a sanctuary where I feel safe, this is not the case for every student. Read more...
Photo: Students and faculty have called on the University of California to declare itself a “sanctuary campus” and affirm its protection of traditionally marginalized groups on its campuses. (Tianyi Ruan/Daily Bruin)
With sleepless nights, budding caffeine addictions and obscure curricula, a college education at UCLA might seem more like a punitive measure than anything else. However, a college degree represents increased opportunity and can further one’s potential for employment and self-fulfillment – especially for those who need it most, namely, prison inmates. Read more...
Photo: (Harish Balasubramani/Daily Bruin)
For years, free college tuition has been nothing more than a platitude enthusiastically repeated by liberal politicians at political rallies. This year, assembly member Susan Talamantes Eggman changed that. Read more...
Photo: (Harishwer Balasubramani/Illustration director)
The University of California has repeatedly described itself as a “sanctuary campus” that protects the rights of undocumented students, but it’s missing an important step: actually making that description an official designation. Read more...
In January, the University of California Board of Regents voted to increase the cost of tuition for the 2017-2018 academic year following a six-year price freeze. Read more...
Photo: More than 20 students occupied the Powell Library steps to protest the tuition hike and lack of university funding. (Daily Bruin file photo)
The California state legislature has taken to scapegoating nonresident students in a quixotic attempt to “serve” residents. But waging a proxy war against out-of-staters will not help Californians. Read more...
Photo: The California state government must recognize the financial and economic benefits non-resident students attending the UC have for the state and its residents. (Daily Bruin file photo)
