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Opinion, Opinion Columns
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February 25, 5:13 pm
Opinion: California must improve health care accessibility despite failure of AB 1400
Access to health care is access to life. Our state needs to start making real progress on recognizing that reality. Earlier this year, AB 1400, a bill introducing universal health care in California, failed without even being put to a vote. Read more...
Photo: Despite the failure of AB 1400, California can and must do more in order to increase the universality of health care. (Creative Commons photo by Steven Pavlov)
Community, Opinion
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February 23, 9:52 pm
Op-ed: California must pass legislation to fully ban no-knock warrants
Amir Locke, a 22-year-old African American man, was shot and killed by the Minneapolis police department while he was sleeping in his apartment. Cause of death? Read more...
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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February 23, 9:44 pm
The Black Bruin Experience: UCLA must abolish UCPD, keep students safe from police violence
“The Black Bruin Experience” is a series by Opinion columnist Laila Wheeler, a first-year sociology student. As a Black student at UCLA, she will be exploring a variety of Black issues, from institutional racism to anti-Blackness to the everyday experiences of being Black in the higher education system. Read more...
Photo: Protesters walk down the street holding signs against UCPD on campus. UCLA must enact policies to protect Black and Latino students from racial violence and the police. (Daily Bruin file photo)
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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February 21, 10:27 pm
Opinion: American students, universities cannot ignore injustices occurring in Middle East
We are nearly three months into 2022, but Afghanistan is revisiting the troubled year of 1995. The Taliban, an extremist Islamic militia, began to gain power in Afghanistan in 1995. Read more...
Photo: A candle is held in front of a map of Afghanistan. Students and universities cannot simply ignore Middle Eastern issues and must do their part to raise awareness. (Constanza Montemayor/Daily Bruin senior staff)