In an act of political solidarity, the American Studies Association resolved last month to boycott Israeli academia. But instead of effectively protesting the Israeli government’s oppression of the Palestinian people, the boycott has provoked a sweeping debate that ultimately distracts from the Palestinian cause. Read more...
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January 6, 12:00 am
Ryan Nelson: One-size-fits-all approach to colleges needs to be re-examined
In an effort to rein in exploding college costs, President Barack Obama’s administration is applying pressure to universities with the oldest trick in the textbook: grades. Read more...
Photo: Lisa Aragona/ Bruin senior staff
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December 8, 11:50 pm
Eitan Arom: South African struggle inspired Bruins to fight for justice
At the time Kathleen Sheldon started graduate school at UCLA in 1975, it seemed Nelson Mandela would never get out of prison. As Sheldon and a group of campus activists sought to make the South African government an international pariah, Mandela toiled away in an island prison – a visionary moral leader reduced to breaking rocks in a labor camp. Read more...
Photo: On Apr. 24, 1986, anti-apartheid protesters gathered on campus to urge the UC Board of Regents to divest from South Africa. Above, police face a crowd of students, one of whom is holding a sign with Mandela’s face on it.
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December 4, 11:44 pm
Chloe Lew: UC should use funds from surplus to solve current issues
After years of recession, the California government finally has some pocket change to stash away for potential future crises. But the state would get ahead of itself by stocking a rainy day fund when clouds still loom over the University of California. Read more...
Photo: At a University of California Board of Regents meeting last month, Gov. Jerry Brown expressed concerns about University plans to request additional funding.
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December 2, 12:04 am
Eitan Arom: Reliance on surplus unsustainable
I’ve been here before. Since my second year at UCLA, at about this time every year, I’ve sat down to write a column about the Undergraduate Students Association Council’s annual surplus. Read more...
Photo: The council, led by President John Joanino (left) with Internal Vice President Avi Oved (right) will have to determine in the coming weeks what to do with about $152,000 in surplus funds, or funds left over by previous councils. The decision is one the council faces every year.
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December 1, 11:56 pm
Submission: Resolution would help clarify sexual assault policies
In the three months since 7,000 in Solidarity: A Campaign Against Sexual Assault launched on UCLA’s campus, I’ve received more than 60 responses and stories from sexual assault survivors – all Bruins – both current students and alumni. Read more...
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November 27, 1:47 am
Natalie Delgadillo: Public access should be default option for BruinCast
In her recent remarks to the University of California Board of Regents, the new UC President Janet Napolitano stated the University’s mission: “UC teaches for California, but it researches for the world.” But by making a small change to BruinCast, an educational system already in place, UCLA can flip that statement on its head and begin to teach for the world. Read more...