When learning to write an argumentative essay, students are introduced to the dreaded counterargument. Students are told they must state an argument they don’t believe in so that they can refute it in their next paragraph. Read more...
Photo: Murphy Hall is pictured. Students should be leading voices in advocating for diversity, equity and inclusion in the classrooms, writes Rana Darwich. (Daily Bruin file photo)
This post was updated April 16 at 8:05 p.m. When I look at them, they are distant. All of my flaws, they lack. They somehow know everything about a campus that still feels so foreign to me. Read more...
This post was updated April 12 at 8:11 p.m. I arrived at UCLA to embrace my future. But my professor sent me into the past. My fall quarter English professor required we source physical copies of the novels we read in class. Read more...
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“This is not the America I knew.” These were the words my mother said as we discussed the fatal shooting of Renee Good by a United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent. Read more...
Photo: Columnist Tia Jolie Cooper is pictured as a child with her mother, sister and a cardboard cutout of former United States President Barack Obama, waving American flags. Cooper argues we must expand what being an American means. (Courtesy of Tia Cooper)
This post was updated March 11 at 8:36 p.m. These are scary and tenuous times for many of us at the University. We’ve witnessed the federal government’s attacks on higher education and seen funding be curtailed and held back not only for research, but also the programs that support the needs of our diverse student population. Read more...
This post was updated April 16 at 8:14 p.m. On Dec. 5, 1955, 90% of Black people in Montgomery, Alabama, decided not to take the bus. Read more...
Photo: Students are pictured voting. Columnist Jackson Calegari argues young voters should support candidates who inspire hope and optimism. (Michael Gallagher/Assistant Photo editor)
This post was updated April 12 at 8:15 p.m. It is easy for corporations to wrap themselves in green marketing. Green marketing, in a similar vein to greenwashing, is the promotion of a product’s environmental sustainability. Read more...
Photo: A Starbucks latte is pictured. Sustainability is about net effects, not individual actions, writes columnist Caitlin Brockenbrow. (Karla Cardenas-Felipe/Daily Bruin staff)
