At UCLA, I always have no clue how to answer questions about my feminist inclinations. My answer could be “Yes! I am a feminist!” because I believe women deserve the same rights as men, but at the same time “No” as I read Vogue and cry when watching a melodrama. Read more...
Photo: Roxane Gay, the author of this year’s common book ‘Bad Feminist,’ spoke at the 2015 TEDWomen conference in Monterey, CA. (Creative Commons photo by Marla Aufmuth/TED via Flickr)
In many respects, the 2012 presidential race was settled by voters less than 30 years old. Ohio, Florida, Pennsylvania and Virginia were all swing states and all would have swung the other way if it weren’t for the youth vote. Read more...
Photo: Pasadena City College students gathered to watch a televised presidential debate between President Barack Obama and former Republican nominee Mitt Romney in 2012. (Creative Commons photo by Neon Tommy via Flickr)
The state of fraternity houses reflects the condition of fraternity culture: virulent and reeking of vomit. A fraternity at Old Dominion University became the latest in a long line of such organizations to garner national attention for a reprehensible act. Read more...
Photo: (Daily Bruin/Harishwer Balasubramani)
The first step in social progress is the most fundamental but often the most difficult: making people understand the problem. The issue of sexual assault on college campuses highlights this difficulty. Read more...
Photo: (Daily Bruin/Annie Chan)
Undergraduate student government External Vice President Zach Helder wants to gamble away our student fees with the worst hand at the table. Last week, Helder proposed a motion to terminate UCLA’s long-term membership in the United States Student Association, a national student-led organization that aims to help students to address issues at the local, state and federal levels. Read more...
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Supporters of the Iran nuclear deal should realize what they see as a step forward for world peace might be three steps backward for stability in the Middle East. Read more...
Photo: Ambassadors, diplomats, and military attaches from several countries visited an Israel Defense Forces base to examine weapons intercepted by the Israel Navy Forces. (Creative Commons photo by Israel Defense Forces via Flickr)
After an academic year full of tension surrounding the University of California’s increasing costs, the University has just volunteered to increase them anyway. All UC employees who work at least 20 hours a week will be paid a minimum hourly wage of $15 an hour within three years, a wage increase that the UC has said will cost an estimated $14 million. Read more...
Photo: (Shelby Chan/Daily Bruin)
