The UCLA Iranian Student Group would like to respond to Undergraduate Students Association Council President David Dahle’s irresponsible memo, where Babak Khamsi of the ISG is labeled an “enemy” (“”˜Manipulation is the key,'” News, April 9). Read more...
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April 20, 9:00 pm
Dahle’s memo biased against Iranian group
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April 20, 9:00 pm
Affirmative action unfair to applicants
One of the Nazis’ first steps in liquidating European Jews involved establishing a quota system for education and employment based on population percentages. Under this system any person who belonged to a constructed group that held too high a proportion of seats was likely to lose his or her position. Read more...
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April 17, 9:00 pm
Speaks out
Do you think the Iraqi people have been liberated now that war is drawing to a close? Do you think the U.S. government should take an active role in establishing a new government in Iraq? Read more...
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April 17, 9:00 pm
Operation Iraqi Freedom frees oil, kills civilians
What we’ve just witnessed wasn’t a war; it was a massacre. Iraq is a nation starved by years of war and economic sanctions. It was hardly a battle among equals. Read more...
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April 16, 9:00 pm
Focus of slates should be action, not political gaming
By Chris Diaz As a current Undergraduate Student Association Council member that ran under the Student Empowerment! slate in the previous election, I encourage the student body to look past the rhetoric being articulated by Justin Levi as well as his Students United for Reform and Equality slate mates. Read more...
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April 16, 9:00 pm
USAC’s narrow perspective breeds futility
While this year’s council has wasted innumerable hours, op-eds and quotes on the issue of funding allocations, many of you have probably been asking, why does any of this matter to me? Read more...
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April 15, 9:00 pm
USAC funds allocated without political motives
Last Wednesday’s Daily Bruin article (“Student group funding reflects USAC loyalties,” News) implied that this year’s base budget process was motivated by political aims resulting from my affiliation with the Students United for Reform and Equality slate. Read more...