An expanded and emboldened version of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrived in California last summer. The agency’s uptick in immigration enforcement operations in Southern California, beginning in June 2025, sparked protests, with many criticizing ICE’s use of masks to conceal officers’ identities. Read more...
Photo: The California State Capitol is pictured. California lawmakers need to pursue a variety of avenues to protect citizens from ICE, argues Lois. (Edward Ho/Daily Bruin)
I’m writing in response to Janice Lee’s column, “Opinion: Amid normalization of dark humor, Bruins must choose empathy over entertainment.” She argues against consuming dark humor because we need to have more compassion for others. Read more...
When ASUCLA was first founded, it was created to serve students. But today, with the Bruin Life and Undergraduate Experience Fee Referendum, ASUCLA is asking for $27 per quarter from those same students – and through referendum language that is unacceptably vague. Read more...
The Board believes Bruin Bash, an annual concert hosted by the UCLA Cultural Affairs Commission and Campus Events Commission, is a selling point for the university, not essential to student life. Read more...
Supporting the retention and success of all students is one of UCLA’s most important responsibilities. But that task should rest on UCLA administration – not on students already paying thousands of dollars in tuition and fees. Read more...
This post was updated May 5 at 5:09 p.m. Any government needs fair and consistent guidelines. The proposed amendments to the Undergraduate Students Association Constitution do just that – bringing the document in line with existing policy while removing conflicts with other governing documents. Read more...
This post was updated May 5 at 8:44 p.m. Everyone knows it: the feeling something is off, yet you can’t quite place why or where it’s coming from. Read more...
Photo: People walk on Bruin Walk. Columnist Brooke Christensen argues students at UCLA, especially women, must trust their fear in unsafe situations.(Crystal Tompkins/Daily Bruin senior staff)
