Every time, it’s too close to home. Until it is your home. Last week, it was UCLA’s turn – yet again. A gunman opened fire April 28 in a Poway, California, synagogue during its final Passover celebrations. Read more...
Opinion, Podcasts
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May 4, 11:15 am
No Offense, But: The 2019 USAC election
This year’s Undergraduate Students Association Council featured the lowest voter turnout in at least the past decade, an eye-popping number of empty seats on the council table and a remarkable lack of fanfare. Read more...
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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May 2, 10:47 pm
Predictive policing algorithm perpetuates racial profiling by LAPD
Los Angeles Police Department officers have done such a poor job of making our streets safer that they are now relying on an algorithm to tell them how to do their jobs. Read more...
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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May 2, 10:41 pm
UCLA’s lax vaccination requirements put students at risk for future diseases
UCLA dodged a bullet – or a plague, to be more precise. The university was rocked by news of a measles case last week after a student infected with the disease attended classes in Franz and Boelter halls April 2, 4 and 9. Read more...
Photo: The University of California imposed a policy in 2015 that students should have measles vaccinations, but didn’t enforce it until 2018. The recent measles outbreak near Boelter Hall proves just how dangerous that kind of laxity in enforcement can be. (Daily Bruin file photo)
Opinion, Podcasts
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May 2, 2:38 pm
In the Know: Quarters, dimes and semesters
Quarters or semesters? The age-old debate has once again made its way on campus, this time thanks to Chancellor Gene Block. This week on “In the Know,” assistant Opinion editor Omar Said talks to Opinion editor Keshav Tadimeti about why this year’s iteration of the debate came about, and what it tells us about Block, UCLA and the future of education in Los Angeles. Read more...
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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May 1, 11:04 pm
UCLA overcharges students for administrative changes, provides insufficient reasons
It seems UCLA has followed Amazon’s trigger-happy, money draining scheme: With a simple mouse click or two, students can incur hundreds in fines. UCLA charges students a multitude of fees for things ranging from health care to dropping classes. Read more...
Photo: UCLA charges students a variety of fees that they’re forced to pay. But if it’s going to insist on fining students, the university should at least convey why these costs exist and what they go toward. (Daily Bruin file photo)
Editorials, Opinion
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May 1, 11:01 pm
Editorial: UCLA bungles response to campus measles outbreak, putting students at risk
The county public health office calls and says your campus of more than 100,000 might be the site of infection for a disease that can result in pneumonia, brain damage, deafness and death. Read more...