If there’s anything I’ve learned from watching student government, it’s that rational, respectful conversations about opposing viewpoints are always to be hoped for and rarely to be had. Read more...
Photo: Avi Oved stands before a crowd after winning the race for the Undergraduate Students Association Council internal vice president in 2013. Oved has recently come under fire for allegations of a conflict of interest. (Daily Bruin file photo)
Something has been gnawing at me about the latest installment of the World Cup and it isn’t Luis Suárez: It’s racism. The ugliness of the “beautiful game” is no secret. Read more...
The state of California has finally taken notice of several universities’ inadequate sexual assault and sexual harassment policies. UCLA was among four California schools that received recommendations for improvement from a state auditor and should immediately take small, tangible steps to address its shortcomings. Read more...
Photo: (Kimberly Ann Striegel/Daily Bruin)
Depending on who you ask, online education has the opportunity to either revolutionize the way we approach schooling, or really do nothing more than waste a ton of money. Read more...
It’s an idea that’s well understood and largely accepted in most college campus discourse: Underserved communities understand their own experience better than other people do. It doesn’t make sense to put a man at the head of a women’s rights movement. Read more...
Photo: (Xin Song/Daily Bruin)
Every journalist needs a proper sign-off. Graduating Daily Bruin staffers and members of the UCLA community share their experiences and plans for the future. Read more...
When I was in elementary school and first discovered the public library, I snuck books under my bed covers and read them in the dim light of a keychain flashlight. Read more...
