One of Los Angeles’ claims to fame is its year-round sunshine, but that has proved to have negative consequences. The city government is now taking steps to combat the state’s ongoing drought. Read more...
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Shortage of funding and financial resources is a common – and touchy – subject at UCLA. For the second year in a row, student groups will be receiving reduced allocations from the Undergraduate Students Association Council Student Organizations Operational Fund, commonly known as SOOF. Read more...
Few things get students’ blood boiling like fee increases do. That’s what makes asking students to voluntarily raise their own fees such a tricky endeavor. The Bruin Diversity Referendum, a revamp of the referendum that failed to pass in 2013, is on the special election ballot. Read more...
Photo: Jazz Kiang, a third-year Asian American studies student and director of the Asian Pacific Coalition, who is one of the representatives for the Bruin Diversity Referendum, talked about its importance during last Friday’s Meet the Candidates event. (Chris Hoo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
In California, we invest $62,396 per prisoner per year. That’s a trust fund nearly seven times bigger than the one we ration out per K-12 student. Read more...
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Going to a concert and going to a voting booth are vastly different experiences. But for some reason, both national and UCLA organizations are linking the two, and using celebrity figures and concerts to motivate students to get to the polls after a stop at the concert. Read more...
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If Proposition E and Measure D – which would add a tax to sweetened beverages – pass, living in some parts of California will not be as sweet. Read more...
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The California ban on single-use plastic bags is a huge step toward reducing litter, but it might not be as effective a change as its advocates assume. Read more...
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