Next year's council has a useful example of how to improve the atmosphere of student government – the current council's term has been characterized by repeated conflicts along slate lines, a problem that the next council has a responsibility to solve. Read more...
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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May 10, 7:57 pm
Aram Ghoogasian: Council’s unity, success now in hands of new executives
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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May 9, 6:30 pm
Natalie Delgadillo: FIRED UP! slate had passion, but lacked USAC knowledge
The UCLA student body wasn’t “fired up” to vote for the candidates on this year’s ambitiously named new slate. FIRED UP!, a slate that formed in this year’s election cycle, did not win even one of the six seats it contested. Read more...
Photo: Members of the FIRED UP! slate gather in Bruin Plaza before the Undergraduate Students Association Council election results are announced. (Brandon Choe/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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May 9, 12:00 am
Ryan Nelson: Legislative crowdsourcing a promising medium for lobbying groups
Hell hath no fury like an anonymous Internet commenter. It seems that every article and video on the Internet, no matter how benign or innocent, eventually ends up in some bizarre mix of strange arguments and offensive language. Read more...
Photo: Office of Mike Gatto
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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May 8, 12:00 am
Eitan Arom: In search of higher ed funding, oil tax bill a dead end
The oil tax making its way through various committees in the California State Senate won’t raise gas prices at the pump. It won’t destroy the California oil industry, the nation’s fourth largest. Read more...
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May 7, 12:00 am
Travis Fife: UCLA must be consistent in applying principles to donors
There was at least one face missing in the crowd as the Los Angeles Clippers blew out the second-seeded Oklahoma City Thunder on Monday. That face was Clippers owner Donald Sterling. Read more...
Photo: Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling sits courtside at Staples Center during one of his team’s games in 2011. Recently Sterling has been embroiled in a controversy over racist comments he made to his girlfriend that were leaked to the public. (Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times)
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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May 5, 5:24 pm
Natalie Delgadillo: Sparring over election calendar reveals split council
Last Tuesday’s undergraduate student government meeting had all the trappings of a workday at the United States Congress. Read more...
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May 2, 12:00 am
Tyson Ni: UCLA should consider experimenting with massive open online courses
UCLA has been toeing the waters of online education. But now is the time to go ankle-deep. Within the University of California system, UC Berkeley, UC Irvine and UC San Diego already collaborate with independent online education providers to deliver a diverse selection of courses to anyone with an Internet connection. Read more...