As a Jew, there’s no word I reserve when describing how I feel about anti-Semitism. “Abhor” is my go-to. “Despise” is fair game. “Disgusting” is appropriate as an adjective. Read more...
Photo: Last week’s Undergraduate Students Association Council meeting had almost nine hours of public comment. (Angie Wang/Daily Bruin)
Education and politics often mix with divisive results. The University of California Board of Regents’ controversial decision to hire the former U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security as its new University of California president illustrates the clear connection between our academic institutions and the world of politics. Read more...
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As a UCLA student, if you decide to take some time out of your day to save three lives, you’re rewarded with a movie ticket and a sippy juice box. Read more...
The sound of clicking lighters is increasingly being replaced by glowing light and silent vapor. This is a part of a trend across the nation toward the adoption of e-cigarettes as a replacement for old-fashioned tobacco smokes. Read more...
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College is a race – a race against each other for the best grades, internships and leadership opportunities and a race against the clock to get everything done before four years are up. Read more...
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Edward Miracco, a postdoctoral fellow at UCLA, is researching an enzyme that can be used in cancer prevention. But instead of being fully funded through federal or industry grants, part of his research is being supported by family, friends and colleagues. Read more...
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The Undergraduate Students Association Council this week chose to move its meeting to Ackerman Grand Ballroom, foreshadowing the robust response it expects to one particular agenda item – a resolution to divest from companies that profit off the Israeli occupation of the Palestinian territories. Read more...
Photo: At a meeting in October, public comments on and discussion about a resolution dealing with the Israeli-Palestinian conflict lasted until after 3 a.m. (Neil Bedi/Daily Bruin senior staff)
