Plans to reopen campus may have come to a screeching halt, but UCLA’s efforts to combat COVID-19 must continue full steam ahead. Lingering hopes of a normal fall quarter were dispelled when UCLA notified its student body that it would be moving to mostly remote instruction for fall quarter. Read more...
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September 14, 5:21 pm
Opinion: Public Safety Advisory Council reflects UCLA’s unwillingness to heed student input
Saying one thing and doing another is a problem for most. But that’s just another day at the office for UCLA – especially when it comes to listening to students. Read more...
Photo: When it comes to listening to students, UCLA continues to prioritize good publicity over real results, and the establishment of the Public Safety Advisory Council is no different. (Justin Jung/Daily Bruin senior staff)
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September 11, 5:29 pm
Opinion: UC must take initiative, sponsor tutoring programs to help kids navigate current events
This year has seen a series of trials and tribulations on a global scale. The COVID-19 pandemic has given way to a new, socially distanced world that has changed our way of life. Read more...
Photo: (Emily Dembinski/Illustrations Director)
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September 3, 2:41 pm
Opinion: UCLA must take into account needs of parenting and graduate students, freeze rent
This post was updated Sept. 7 at 11:15 p.m. UCLA-affiliated researchers may be pressuring the city to expand tenant protections, but students in graduate and family housing should not expect the university to take its own faculty’s advice. Read more...
Photo: UCLA Housing should immediately impose a rent freeze for students in family and graduate housing. (Daily Bruin file photo)
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September 2, 5:55 pm
In My Words: Exploring white privilege and identity within my multiracial family
The COVID-19 pandemic and national demonstrations against the deaths of Black Americans have shed light on the brutal manifestations of systemic racism. Across humanity’s collective history, stories have elevated marginalized voices and breathed life into once broken structures. Read more...
Photo: Quad contributor Maya Harris explores her understanding of white privilege – and what it means for someone with a multiracial heritage. Harris (right) is pictured here with her family. (Courtesy of Maya Harris)
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August 27, 3:58 pm
Opinion: UCLA must require African American studies course to bolster students’ education
History holds the answers to our current and future problems. In order to prevent the harrowing parts from repeating, we must learn about them and actively enact change. Read more...
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August 24, 7:24 pm
Opinion: Funding cuts for BEST program show UCLA’s lack of support for students activists
If there’s one thing UCLA administration does, it’s talk. But when it comes to following through, it seems content to do nothing. Back in February, Jerry Kang, then-vice chancellor for equity, diversity and inclusion, cut funding for the Bruin Excellence & Student Transformation Grant Program. Read more...
Photo: (Ben Brill/Graphics editor)