Editor’s note: This column discusses the issues of sexual assault and rape. Students are beginning or returning to UCLA and besides their grades and social lives, they must be on the lookout for sexual assault. Read more...
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September 16, 2:00 pm
Editor’s Note: Thank you
Dear Reader, Last May, we at the Daily Bruin had the fight of our lives passing a referendum to keep Student Media alive and running. Our staff spent countless – literally, it’s impossible to count – hours campaigning, flyering and stressing the value our paper presents to this campus. Read more...
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September 16, 1:56 pm
Blake Deal: North Westwood Village apartments not worth costs, hazards or hassle
It’s that time of year again. Summer is drawing to a close, which means that fall quarter is coming up and thousands of UCLA students desperately need to find an apartment. Read more...
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September 4, 10:43 pm
Abhishek Shetty: Students should avoid spending extra on ‘voluntourism’ opportunities
Each September, UCLA introduces a new class of excited freshmen. They’re brought here by stellar grades, extracurricular achievement, and for most, volunteer work. However, it’s far from clear who the beneficiaries of their volunteering work are. Read more...
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August 29, 1:39 am
Lydiette De Jesus: Claims of racial bias in admissions are ignorant, perpetuate racism
Sleep-deprived summer-session students were unpleasantly surprised by a poster last week which brazenly argued UCLA is racially biased because it admits more African-American students than it should. Read more...
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August 21, 11:47 pm
Chris Campbell: Beverly Hills must stop fighting expansion of Purple Line to Westside
Beverly Hills has sent a clear message to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority about its proposed Purple Line subway extension route running under the city. Quite literally, “It’s our way or the highway.” The extension, which could be completed by 2024 if a voters approve a 0.5 percent sales tax in November, will finally connect UCLA to Los Angeles’ burgeoning rail system. Read more...
Photo: Beverly Hills recently lost an appeal to stop the Purple Line subway route from running underneath Beverly Hills High School. (Creative Commons photo by Glenn Francis via Wikimedia Commons)
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August 14, 10:31 pm
Arman Sharif: Preventing more tragedy following HARD Summer Musical Festival deaths
2014, one death. 2015, two deaths. 2016, three deaths. The numbers spell a grim trajectory for HARD Summer Music Festival, an annual event held two weeks ago that attracted nearly 150,000 attendees an hour east of Los Angeles. Read more...
Photo: (Shelby Chan/Daily Bruin)