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Opinion, Opinion Columns
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March 6, 9:07 pm
The Transfer Transition: ‘Transfer shock’ leaves students struggling to adjust to life at UCLA
“The Transfer Transition” is a series by Opinion columnist Sarah Karim, a fourth-year political science transfer student. These columns will explore various transfer experiences, from the application journey to the difficult process of transitioning to a new campus. Read more...
Photo: (Christina Wu/Daily Bruin)
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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March 4, 3:53 pm
Opinion: Ketanji Brown Jackson would bring important new perspectives to Supreme Court
This post was updated March 6 at 9:11 p.m. There’s an expected vacancy on the Supreme Court. For the first time in the court’s nearly 250-year history, there is a historic opportunity to have that vacancy filled by a Black woman. Read more...
Photo: (Christopher Kha/Daily Bruin)
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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March 3, 6:59 pm
Opinion: 2nd-generation immigrants must not be shamed for inability to speak heritage language
This post was updated March 14 at 6:43 p.m. It can be easy to generalize the experiences of second-generation immigrants in the United States. However, everyone’s upbringing is unique, and immigrant families vary greatly in how they balance the cultures of their homeland and new homes. Read more...
Photo: (Katelyn Dang/Illustrations director)
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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March 2, 8:45 pm
Opinion: UCLA should provide more comprehensive housing search resources for students
For many, college is a formative time when they learn to transition into adulthood. We leave our nests and begin to form new independence. At UCLA, however, this process is especially difficult, thanks in no small part to high living costs. Read more...
Photo: UCLA must do more to provide guidance to students as they navigate the transition from on-campus living to off-campus housing in the LA area. (Daily Bruin file photo)
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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March 1, 5:12 pm
Opinion: California students cannot characterize out-of-state peers with stereotypes
This post was updated March 2 at 8:35 p.m. Five months into living in California, I’m proud to say that I can finally find San Jose on a map. Read more...
Photo: An open laptop shows a photo of a map of the United States. Californians must do more to understand out-of-state students without stereotyping, argues Diego Rivera. (Joseph Jimenez/Daily Bruin)