This post was updated Jan. 21 at 7:56 p.m. As last year’s Los Angeles wildfires swept through neighborhoods, they left a trail of heartbreaking loss and destruction. Read more...
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January 9, 6:09 pm
Op-ed: UCLA must build on-campus football stadium to reclaim athletic identity
UCLA’s recent football coaching hire has done what years of messaging could not: It has created real optimism on campus. Students are paying attention again. Alumni are engaged. Read more...
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January 8, 3:30 pm
Opinion: Professors must teach sensitive topics in nuanced manner to avoid harm
This post was updated Jan. 11 at 8:54 p.m. I remember reading a theory about serial killers while sitting in a philosophy class. The author stated that childhood trauma reverted their brains to a preevolutionary state where they became hardwired to kill. Read more...
Photo: A lecture hall is pictured. Columnist Katie Rundle argues professors must prioritize sensitivity when teaching heavy topics. (Leydi Cris Cobo Cordon/Daily Bruin senior staff)
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January 7, 2:56 pm
Letter to the editor: Doubt should not stop students from creating meaningful work
This post was updated Jan. 13 at 8:35 p.m. When I read the article “UCLA student Jessica Rose pursues self-publishing, discusses commitment,” I immediately thought of my own experiences with self-publishing and co-authoring research. Read more...
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December 16, 3:40 pm
Opinion: Campuses should cultivate culture of open dialogue, discussions with disagreement
This post was updated Jan. 11 at 8:49 p.m. My heart started racing the moment they passed me the microphone. It was a class seminar on the current political landscape of 2024. Read more...
Photo: (Helen Sanders/Daily Bruin Staff)
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December 15, 7:34 pm
Opinion: Memories may fade, but the feelings they give shape identity
This post was updated Jan. 13 at 8:28 p.m. Nostalgia feels like a constant companion as a fourth-year student. College will soon be over, and I will begin the next chapter of my life. Read more...
Photo: A graduation cap and childhood items are pictured. Columnist Tia Cooper argues that the value of memories is not that they stay with us forever, but that they shape us into who we become. (Andrew Ramiro Diaz/Photo editor)
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December 4, 6:14 pm
Op-ed: We can’t avoid tough conversations about Zionism while claiming academic freedom
In recent weeks, controversy surrounding Israel and Palestine once again roiled UCLA’s campus. This time, the catalyst was a talk by Noura Erakat, a professor at Rutgers University, on the theme of “Revisiting Zionism as a Form of Racism and Racial Discrimination.” Campus critics of the event argued that it lacked balance and contributed to a feeling of unsafety for many Jews on campus. Read more...