Three strikes, and the University of California is out. Or so it appears, given the fact that the yearlong, contentious contract negotiations between the American Federation State, County and Municipal Employees 3299 and the UC ended mere days before the union was set to host its third strike. Read more...
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Good policy is specific and direct, leaving no room for misunderstanding. By that standard, the revised University of California sexual harassment and sexual violence policy is a mixed bag. Read more...
Accountability is a nice thing to ride into office on, but when faced with the realities of governance, it’s a difficult platform to follow through with. Read more...
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It’s hard to argue that campus climate is not a problem at UCLA. A growing list of incidents on campus this year proves that point: student protests denouncing Proposition 209, which bans affirmative action in the state of California; a student video criticizing the university’s lack of black students; racist and sexist fliers directed at the Asian American population on campus; and an Undergraduate Students Association Council meeting that ran more than 11 hours and included several hateful public comments toward the Palestinian and Jewish communities on campus. Read more...
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Visiting Israel has always felt like coming home. As a Jew, walking through the cobblestone streets in the Old City of Jerusalem brings forth a sense of enchantment. Read more...
Photo: A protest mural in the Aida refugee camp in the West Bank shows soldiers detaining a blindfolded man. (Maia Ferdman/Daily Bruin staff)
The acronym CPR usuallybrings to mental images of heroic lifesaving, but for many sciencestudents at UCLA, it results in stressed evenings hunched in front of a laptop. Read more...
The term “the one percent” is taking on a new meaning at UCLA. After hours of waiting in line, a stampede and a ticket lottery, only a limited number of students – or about one percent of the student body – will have the chance to hear Hillary Clinton speak in Royce Hall. Read more...
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