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...
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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November 12, 6:08 am
Travis Fife: Lack of transparency in proposed tuition plan leaves students in dark
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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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...
Photo: Annie Chan/Daily Bruin
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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November 7, 12:00 am
Samah Pirzada: Circle of 6 safety app useful despite rough edges
The Undergraduate Students Association Council Internal Vice President’s office has accomplished a feat in moving a safety application called Circle of 6 to a UCLA-specific app development and marketing development stage. Read more...
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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November 6, 12:00 am
Zoey Freedman: Steep ticketing meant to protect students walking in dismount zones
Bruin Walk has become less of a walk and more of a traffic lane with the current number of bicyclists and skateboarders. University police started handing out $200 tickets to people riding their bicycles, scooters and skateboards in the designated dismount zone, which lies between the De Neve crosswalk and the stairs of Kerckhoff Hall. Read more...
Photo: (Kimberly Ann Striegel/Daily Bruin)
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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November 5, 12:00 am
Chloe Lew: Students should take advantage of off-campus entertainment gems
I must have walked past The Improv Space on Gayley Avenue a hundred times before I actually walked inside. But when I did finally wander in on a Wednesday night last month, three years after the first time I walked past, I stayed. Read more...
Photo: (Kelly Brennan/Daily Bruin)
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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November 4, 12:00 am
Aram Ghoogasian: Diversity requirement’s success hinges on community
Decades of student advocacy came to fruition Friday morning when the results were finally announced after weeks of hype. The diversity requirement proposal passed with a 332-303 vote. Read more...
Photo: M. Belinda Tucker, co-chair of the College Diversity Initiative Committee and the vice provost of the UCLA Institute of American Cultures, speaks to students at a rally held on Oct. 22 to support the diversity requirement proposal, which passed on Friday. (Kelsey Kong/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Editorials, Opinion, Opinion Columns
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November 3, 3:22 pm
Jerry Brown
For the fourth time in as many decades, Californians have the option of choosing Democrat Jerry Brown to be their governor. It’s an easy choice to make. Read more...