In the race to try to help workers, Los Angeles labor unions may have tripped right before the finish line. They successfully campaigned for a $15 per hour minimum wage ordinance. Read more...
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June 1, 1:32 am
Yiwei Sun: Task force should prioritize educating students on food security
Having been able to afford three meals a day, I never imagined myself to be food insecure. However, not starving is not equivalent to being food secure. Read more...
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May 29, 9:21 am
Chloe Lew: LA City Council must follow through on promise to repair sidewalks
Our city’s sidewalks are crumbling, and with them, my faith in the Los Angeles City Council. More than 40 years after it said it would repair our buckled, tree-damaged sidewalks, and almost two months after it agreed in an Americans with Disabilities Act case to spend $1.4 billion to fix them, the city is now recommending commercial property owners repair their sidewalks by themselves. Read more...
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May 28, 1:36 am
Arthur Wang: TED talks must encourage discussion to avoid uncritical thinking
Everybody seems to love TED. The conference and its talks – in which topics such as innovation, creativity and learning are frequently discussed – have become well-regarded fountains of popular intellect. Read more...
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May 27, 12:13 am
Benjamin Genta: UC should divest from fossil fuels, invest in green energy
If the University of Hawaii has its way, fossil fuels could go the way of the dinosaurs. Last week, the University of Hawaii System voted to divest from coal, oil and gas companies. Read more...
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May 25, 11:41 pm
Chloe Lew: Campus safe spaces need expansion into classrooms
In the big, bad real world, there are no “safe spaces” – at least, that’s what the media has been warning college students lately. From The New York Times to Time, columnists have been condescendingly slamming college safe spaces for “coddling” and “infantilizing” our hypersensitive generation by letting students avoid uncomfortable truths. Read more...
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May 22, 12:08 am
Shani Shahmoon: Westwood should take steps to address issues affecting the homeless
Westwood, by most accounts, is an affluent part of Los Angeles, but walking through its streets, students are familiar with its homeless population. What they likely aren’t aware of is the countless laws criminalizing this group’s right to live without harassment. Read more...
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