I am a second-generation Vietnamese immigrant, a child of refugees from the Vietnam War who lives in the heart of Little Saigon, California. My hometown has one of the highest concentrations of Vietnamese people outside of Vietnam, and I am, according to statistical analysis, more likely than the average white American to suffer from depression, all things considered equal. Read more...
Community, Opinion
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April 16, 9:38 pm
Op-ed: Intergenerational trauma affects mental health of Southeast Asian-Americans
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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April 15, 10:13 pm
UCLA’s Zero Waste initiative may be too poorly executed to realize its goal on time
UCLA is determined not to waste anything – especially time. The university has set the ambitious goal of having zero waste to landfills by 2020, and is banking on its students and faculty to help contribute. Read more...
Photo: UCLA has a goal of zero waste to landfills by 2020. But past several flashy initiatives to rally students, the university doesn’t have solid ideas to make the campus truly sustainable. (Liz Ketcham/Assistant Photo editor)
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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April 15, 10:08 pm
UCLA could capitalize on academic potential to provide mental health instruction
This post was updated April 16 at 10:18 p.m. They say numbers tell the story. Here are a couple: About 45% of Bruins screened since January 2017 fall on some spectrum of depression or anxiety. Read more...
Photo: (Muling Shi/Daily Bruin)
Cartoons, Opinion
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April 15, 12:53 pm
Editorial Cartoon: Bruin Day schisms
Photo: (Kyle Icban/Daily Bruin)
Cartoons, Opinion
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April 15, 12:51 pm
Editorial Cartoon: The climb never stops
Photo: (Andrea Grigsby/Daily Bruin)
Cartoons, Opinion
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April 15, 12:49 pm
Editorial Cartoon: Trash Squirrel Steve – Bruin Plate take-out
Photo: (Andrea Grigsby/Daily Bruin)
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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April 14, 11:51 pm
High rainfall levels have distracted city officials from preventing future drought
Los Angeles isn’t holding its water. In the past, the City of Angels has been known as the land of palm trees and clear skies, hardly a place where it rains for what feels like every day for a month. Read more...
Photo: California might be blessed with a windfall of rain, but the cycle of mega-droughts and increased precipitation makes it clear that Los Angeles needs to think ahead when it comes to water. (Liz Ketcham/Assistant Photo editor)