You’re not a true Bruin if half your friends weren’t pre-med students when they started at UCLA, only to realize it wasn’t for them. But for those that do make it, medical school represents another beast altogether. Read more...
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White supremacy has always lived in the American fraternity house, whether or not the members wear hoods. From the vestiges of Jim Crow, to racist songs about lynching at the University of Oklahoma last year, to a blackface party here at UCLA just this fall, Greek life has been an incubator of racism for so long that nothing should come as a surprise when a story about racist fraternity members breaks. Read more...
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The proverbial hammer has come down on UCLA researchers testing the effects of methamphetamine withdrawal on animals. On April 22, the campus was ablaze with the furor of the Animal Justice Project, protesting what they believe is the unfair treatment of animals by members of the university. Read more...
Photo: Protesters outside Powell Library call for the end of animal testing by UCLA researchers. The university was recently awarded $30 million to continue its efforts. (Owen Emerson/Assistant photo editor)
In the administrative struggle for academic efficiency, students have long been left with competing values: the search for personal growth and the promise of monetary returns. Read more...
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The flyers, high-fives and small talk from Undergraduate Students Association Council candidates don’t extend to the Hill, but USAC’s importance does. The 14 newly elected student officials will institute policies and services with millions of dollars’ worth of student fees. Read more...
Photo: The undergraduate student government’s election code bans campaigning in residential halls and other university-owned living spaces, but this creates a disconnect between students and their government. (Daily Bruin file photo)
Last Friday’s Undergraduate Students Association Council candidates debate was meant to be an important platform for uninformed voters to learn about the election. Instead, it turned out be a mutual-admiration society between overexcited supporters and their deities. Read more...
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It didn’t take long for the student government election to spiral out of control. Before voting even began, it came to light that the Social Justice Referendum campaign had outspent the agreed-upon campaign finance limit nearly tenfold. Read more...
Photo: The Social Justice Referendum of 2016 continued campaigning Tuesday after an all-day sanction was suspended by the USAC Judicial Board. While the referendum’s campaign claimed the sanction was unfair, its disregard for the electionwide rules it previously agreed to follow threatens student democracy in the future. (Jintak Han/Daily Bruin)
