Overnight, democracy was toppled. On Feb. 1, democratically elected members of Myanmar’s ruling party were deposed by the country’s military, which seized control of the nation and declared a yearlong state of emergency. Read more...
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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February 8, 8:38 pm
Opinion: Twitter’s Trump ban is necessary but sets precedent that could be exploited
A few years ago, the idea that the president of the United States would be getting into Twitter fights, much less getting into one with Twitter itself, would have been laughably absurd. Read more...
Photo: (Photo by Courtney Quirmbach/Daily Bruin. Photo illustration by Nghi Nguyen/Daily Bruin)
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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February 5, 2:45 pm
Opinion: Letters of recommendation add burden for students, do more harm than good
Letters of recommendation are a common and prevalent part of academia for many students. But this might be doing more harm than good. Remote learning has made this fact brutally clear – especially when it comes to non-traditional students. Read more...
Photo: Letters of recommendation are an outdated requirement that must go, especially amid the added difficulties of remote learning. (Screen capture by Lauren Man/Assistant Photo editor)
Editorials, Opinion
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February 4, 2:16 pm
Editorial: UCLA’s self-praise for applicant demographics obscures focus on admissions
This post was updated Feb. 11 at 5:43 p.m. to reflect clarified statistics about racial demographics at UCLA during 2018 and 2020. They’ll never let you hear the end of it. Read more...
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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February 4, 12:59 pm
Opinion: Remote learning helps students attend office hours, participate in new ways
Though uncomfortable breakout rooms and icebreaker activities are now core pillars of the college experience, it’s not all bad. UCLA students have been taking online courses in place of in-person classes since March. Read more...
Photo: Online learning is severely flawed, but it has its benefits. Chief among them are closer connections to professors and better access to course materials. (Daily Bruin file photo)
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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February 3, 12:29 pm
Opinion: To hold UCPD accountable, handling of body camera footage needs community oversight
When those charged with holding the public to the law aren’t held accountable themselves, it’s time to change the rules. On Jan. 1, UCPD began using body cameras, a move that had been delayed for various reasons since the change’s planned implementation in 2016. Read more...
Photo: An independent commission that handles, stores and organizes footage from UCPD body cameras is necessary to hold officers accountable. (Daily Bruin file photo)