It is long overdue for UCLA to divest from UCPD and invest in the community. After the powerful Black Lives Matter uprisings in June, Chancellor Gene Block and Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost Emily Carter, released a statement in response to protests, claiming: “UCLA will employ trained mental health professionals who can respond to mental health emergencies, either to support police officers on these calls or — if appropriate — to respond in place of officers. Read more...
Editorials, Opinion
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January 28, 9:43 am
Editorial: New stop sign shows value of community contributions to local government
It started with a text. In a familiar story to most Westwood residents, two student pedestrians were nearly hit by a car at the intersection of Kelton Avenue and Ophir Drive. Read more...
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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January 27, 7:52 pm
Opinion: UCPD bodycams will not solve issues of transparency, accountability in policing
Students have made their voices loud and clear about the failings of campus policing. The University of California has chosen to ignore them. Student activist groups, such as the No UCPD Coalition, have called for the abolition of police departments and the redistribution of resources to other campus safety measures. Read more...
Photo: UCPD’s implementation of body cameras is neither what students asked for nor a solution to the systemic issues within the UCPD. Those funds should be redirected to mental health services and other programs that will more directly benefit students. (Daily Bruin file photo)
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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January 26, 7:21 pm
Opinion: More flexible assessments would better accommodate students in remote learning
It’s no secret that traditional, synchronous testing methods just aren’t cut out for the virtual sphere. Fall quarter marked the first time new students experienced test taking at UCLA. Read more...
Photo: The inflexibility of synchronous testing puts many students at a severe disadvantage. With mostly remote learning continuing for another quarter, professors should look into implementing asynchronous assessments. (Daily Bruin file photo)
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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January 26, 2:54 pm
Opinion: California officials must improve communication to make vaccine plans successful
This post was updated Jan. 31 at 6:57 p.m. The development of the COVID-19 vaccine marked a breakthrough in our ability to fight the virus, and instilled new hope that the pandemic could be over relatively soon. Read more...
Photo: California officials need to get their act together when it comes to organizing and leading the state’s vaccine rollout. Bureaucratic problems cannot hold up a task of such dire urgency. (Creative Commons photo by Prayitno)
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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January 24, 3:36 pm
Opinion: Labeling Capitol rioters as terrorists will hurt marginalized communities
As rioters decorated in blue flags in support of former President Donald Trump stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6, shattering windows and breaking sacred boundaries, they forced Americans to confront many different feelings: outrage, shame and perhaps most of all, terror. Read more...
Photo: Words have grave implications. As Bruins, we must refrain from using the term “terrorists” to refer to the rioters at the Capitol because it threatens to amplify a power the government has traditionally used to target people of color. (Sakshi Joglekar/Daily Bruin staff)