Paying student athletes? The issue has become very real as a result of a newly passed California law – Senate Bill 206. This week on “In the Know,” producer Omar Said talks to Sports editor Sam Connon about why this law came about, what it means for athletes and how it will affect the future of collegiate athletics. Read more...
Community, Opinion
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October 24, 10:22 pm
Op-ed: UCSF’s disappointing response to sexual harassment cases perpetuates harm
The #MeToo movement has brought an overdue reckoning for people – most of whom are men – who abuse their power in every sector from Hollywood to politics. Read more...
Photo: At UC San Francisco, an acclaimed researcher has been left unchecked amid two sexual harassment lawsuits. (Eljona Piñon/Daily Bruin)
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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October 24, 10:17 pm
Greater accessibility promised by College Affordability Act worth the cost
Families across the nation have staggered through financial debt for longer than UCLA students have lived. But Congress has offered a beacon of hope – $400 billion of hope, to be exact. Read more...
Photo: (Jae Su/Daily Bruin)
Editorials, Opinion
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October 24, 12:03 am
Editorial: Mobile app is not a sufficient substitute for mental health services on campus
UCLA seems to be taking a wildly technological approach to mental health services on campus, and they’ll be the first to let you know – there’s an app for that. Read more...
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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October 22, 10:49 pm
A Difference of Opinion Editors: UC’s proposal for fixed tuition rates has benefits, disadvantages
This post was updated Oct. 23 at 10 a.m. ANTI-FIXED TUITION (Lucy & Lena) The University of California’s new tuition plan is more likely to create a flatline than a flat rate. Read more...
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Opinion, Opinion Columns
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October 22, 10:42 pm
LA needs to enforce restrictions on short-term rentals to alleviate housing crisis
Airbnb may be what makes UCLA students’ spring breaks affordable, but it’s also what’s making their rents the highest in the state. UCLA’s 90024 ZIP code is the most expensive in the state of California, to no one’s surprise. Read more...
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Opinion, Opinion Columns
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October 21, 10:10 pm
Culture change needed to alter a health care system that favors only those on top
“More money, more problems” may be one of the few universal truths in this world. And it just happens to perfectly sum up the health care industry in America. Read more...
Photo: A study conducted by the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health highlighted many problematic under-the-table payments to physicians within the health care industry. This is a symptom of larger systemic problems that leave students and faculty of UCLA’s top-flight health and medicine programs especially vulnerable. (Axel Lopez/Daily Bruin senior staff)