Students at UCLA live their lives with a mild sense of existential panic. And in recent years, it hasn’t just been about grades – eco-anxiety has also been thrown into the mix. Read more...
Photo: (Shari Wei/Daily Bruin)
Editorials, Opinion
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January 22, 10:56 pm
Editorial: Vague tuition hike timeline leaves students’ futures uncertain
Between a new president and a new decade, 2020 is meant to be a year of change for the University of California. A tuition hike wasn’t on the docket – until last week, that is. Read more...
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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January 21, 11:29 pm
Exclusion of Black Lives Matter at Women’s March LA sacrifices representation
The Women’s March on Saturday coincided aptly with the centennial anniversary of the 19th amendment’s ratification. But despite 100 years of progress, there’s more to be done – specifically, within the march itself. Read more...
Photo: Carolina Nuñez (left) and Melanie Siafega (right) hold up signs as they march. Nuñez said she is at the march to create a better future for her kids and grandkids. (Christine Kao/Daily Bruin)
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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January 21, 11:25 pm
Performance arts students deserve same health resources as other athletes
Pain is temporary, but GPA lasts forever. Unless you’re a performing arts student getting injured consistently, that is. UCLA is home to a world-renowned performing arts department, and its students pursue college as a way to practice their passions. Read more...
Photo: Performing arts students face intense physical stress in pursuit of class grades and accolades. These students’ workloads are akin to the stresses of NCAA athletes, but they aren’t afforded have the same amount of medical support. (Daily Bruin file photo)
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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January 20, 10:02 pm
Facebook buy and sell groups cannot cover for class overenrollment issues
If you thought buying a spot in college was the only monetary transaction happening in the University of California system, you thought wrong. Most students at UCLA have experienced not getting into the classes they want. Read more...
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Editorials, Opinion
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January 20, 9:55 pm
Editorial: Millions of dollars unaccounted for in USAC committees funded by students
Over $2.7 million in student fees goes toward the Campus Retention Committee and the Student Initiated Outreach Committee. Rounding down, that could be 4 million Diddy Riese cookies, 20 endowed academic scholarships or full tuition for 151 in-state students at UCLA. Read more...