Wednesday, May 14

Charley Guptill: Relief efforts would benefit from collaboration

The images of devastation inundating the news media from Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines seem far removed from students going about their business at UCLA. It is clear, though, by walking down Bruin Walk that many UCLA students are giving money in the hopes of helping. Read more...

Photo: The Vietnamese Student Union collected contributions on Bruin Walk last week to donate to relief efforts for the destruction caused by Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines. This donation drive was part of a larger effort among students to fundraise for the disaster. A benefit talent show is scheduled for Friday.


Alexandra Tashman: Stuart House shows service ideals can be met with little expense

Sometimes, the cost of serving the community is just 19 valet parking spots. Last week, the University of California Board of Regents approved design plans and a land grant for the relocation of Stuart House, an extension of the Rape Treatment Center at Santa Monica-UCLA Medical Center that offers free 24-hour medical, psychological and legal services to children who have been sexually abused. Read more...


Zoey Freedman: Napolitano needs to play political hardball

University of California President Janet Napolitano, in her opening remarks to the UC Board of Regents Wednesday, outlined several long-term plans for the University. Although she touched on many big ideas, her speech lacked specifics on how she will actually bring about change, especially on one critical issue: state funding. Read more...

Photo: Janet Napolitano sits in on her first University of California Board of Regents meeting as UC President. During the second day of the meeting, Napolitano laid out four initiatives she hoped to accomplish during her tenure.





Maia Ferdman: Public debates distract from progress on Israeli-Palestinian issue

Israeli and Palestinian advocates on campus are not camera shy. Much of the conversation about the conflict at UCLA manifests in a very public manner. Each year, the Daily Bruin receives numerous submissions from active students, each followed by a flurry of online comments. Read more...

Photo: Jiayin Guo, a graduate student in mathematics and Dana Saifan, the president of Students for Justice in Palestine at UCLA and a fourth-year psychology student speak behind the mock “apartheid wall” put up in Bruin Plaza which represents the controversial separation barrier that borders the West Bank.



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