I guess we should have known; they call it a “research institution,” not a “student institution.” Recently, UCLA has launched a number of “Grand Challenge” projects designed to face some of the largest, most pressing problems of our time. Read more...
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When I read that AP and IB units are no longer eligible enrollment units, I was surprised at how fast the policy is going to effectuate and worried if I could still enroll in the classes I planned for the winter quarter. Read more...
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A country over 7,500 miles away is once again making waves at the University of California. Even after a resolution calling on the UC to divest from companies doing business in occupied Palestine has come and gone, Israel has managed to remain at the center of campus discourse. Read more...
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No one is just one thing. While our identities define our perspectives, they don’t limit our interests. The meeting this past Monday, the University of California Statement of Principles Against Intolerance public forum, was an attempt by Avi Oved, UC Student Regent and a Jew, to draw attention to ongoing discrimination on UC campuses, but was ultimately turned into an “us versus you” conversation revolving around the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.” Oved attempted to broaden the conversation around the resolution to include more minority groups and their specific experiences with discrimination, instead of focusing on whether to specifically define anti-Semitism. Read more...
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Everything is forever on the Internet now. Bylines, twitter handles and never-ending archives hold us accountable for everything we’ve ever dared to publish. Yik Yak is a different story – temporary, anonymous and a matter of controversy. Read more...
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Los Angeles has joined the conversation on gun control. In late July, a ban on firearm magazines with capacity for 10 or more rounds of ammunition was enacted in the city. Read more...
When it comes to donations accepted by the university, UCLA’s current policy prefers to keep the public in the dark. My last column dealt with the problems associated with a lack of transparency in UCLA’s donation policy. Read more...
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