Last week, UCLA’s Undergraduate Students Association Council President Devin Murphy resigned. Much of the discussion surrounding his resignation has been centered on Tuesday’s divestment resolution calling for the University of California to divest from American companies that some say contribute to human rights violations in the West Bank and Gaza. Read more...
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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November 18, 1:01 am
Julia McCarthy: USAC president’s resignation part of bigger problem
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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November 17, 1:47 am
Aram Ghoogasian: USAC must vote ‘yes’ on divestment, consider consequences of inaction
Hundreds of students stood in two rows to voice their opinions on divestment until close to dawn at a student government meeting last February. Now our student government is gearing up for round two. Read more...
Photo: Michael Reyes, then a fourth-year English student, was one of many students who spoke in last year’s Undergraduate Students Association Council meeting to express his support for the divestment resolution. Hundreds of students spent hours advocating for and against the resolution. (Daily Bruin file photo)
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November 14, 12:27 am
Submission: USAC needs to make right choice by voting to divest
Dear Undergraduate Students Association Council, By now, you have had a chance to engage with Palestinian students and Students for Justice in Palestine members through individual meetings, teach-ins, Palestine Awareness Week activities and Monday’s divestment town hall meeting, which was attended by about 100 students. Read more...
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November 14, 12:16 am
Kunal Patel: California needs to address gap in education opportunity
When I was a first-year, I covered the Occupy protests that shut down Wilshire Boulevard. One of the prevailing themes of those protests was the disparity in the opportunities accessible to different socio-economic classes. Read more...
Photo: Shelby Chan/Daily Bruin
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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November 13, 12:28 am
Chloe Lew: Students studying abroad need hands-on experience to ensure safety
Truth be told, I had no idea what I was getting myself into when I signed up to study abroad this past summer. I didn’t check for travel warnings, and reading the safety guidelines provided by the study abroad office only caused me stress. Read more...
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November 12, 6:08 am
Travis Fife: Lack of transparency in proposed tuition plan leaves students in dark
University of California President Janet Napolitano and Gov. Jerry Brown are engaged in a chess match for funding and have taken to using students as pawns. Read more...
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November 10, 12:00 am
Natalie Delgadillo: UCLA should be upfront, create uniform policy on mental health issues
Next week is mental health awareness week. As universities across the country are navigating a series of crises regarding mental health and higher education – including a loss of funding for mental health resources due to the expiration of Proposition 63 in California and nationwide debate about involuntary psychiatric withdrawal policies – UCLA student government offices will hold a number of events next week that foster an ongoing conversation about mental health. Read more...
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