A few weeks ago, the Asian American Community Services Center and I filed a petition in state court, seeking an order that the University of California disclose anonymized data on undergraduate applicants and students at the University’s nine undergraduate campuses, starting with the admissions cycle of 2007 and continuing to the present. Read more...
Community, Opinion
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December 9, 7:55 pm
Submission: Lawsuit against the UC is about advocating for data transparency
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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December 9, 7:49 pm
UC must prioritize modern values when naming buildings after historical figures
Benefactors may be nice, but they will come back to haunt you. Or at least their political ambitions will. The University of California, Berkeley, School of Law was recently trapped in controversy when it announced its intention to eliminate the name “Boalt” from a building, several alumni groups and about 120 other university institutions. Read more...
Photo: (Michelle Fu/Daily Bruin)
Cartoons, Opinion
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December 6, 3:31 am
Editorial Cartoon: Final to-dos of the quarter
Photo: (Andrea Grigsby/Daily Bruin)
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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December 5, 11:09 pm
Orientation needs an update to support new Bruin transfers as much as freshmen
I came to Transfer Student Orientation at 7 a.m. on a Friday, wide-eyed, bushy-tailed and ready to start my journey as a Bruin. Fast forward 10 hours and I was frantically running around the Hill, hair wild, eyes bloodshot, laptop in one hand, my phone in the other, scouring Google Maps to figure out where in the world Sproul Cove was so I could barely make it in time to my advisor meeting. Read more...
Photo: (Haley Aufill/Daily Bruin)
Editorials, Opinion
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December 5, 10:58 pm
Editorial: Access Control staff shortages indicative of larger safety inefficiency
UCLA Housing Access Control has a problem. Hint: it’s not with the access part. Access Control, a UCLA Housing unit that monitors the entry of residents into certain buildings between 9 p.m. Read more...
Community, Opinion
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December 3, 1:25 am
Submission: University shows hypocrisy in Rev. Lawson UCLA Medal ceremony
Last week, Chancellor Gene Block awarded Rev. James Lawson our university’s highest honor, the UCLA Medal, for his contributions to nonviolence and social change. The UCLA Medal has been awarded to many people who have, for better or for worse, changed the culture and the political climate we live in. Read more...
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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December 3, 12:51 am
Financial aid’s lack of clarity, transparency makes university less accessible
It’s no secret that attending college is more expensive than it’s ever been. As a public institution, UCLA has tried to be affordable to students regardless of their socio-economic status. Read more...
Photo: Federal student aid is meant to make college affordable to students of all socioeconomic backgrounds. Instead, it might just be making education even more unaffordable. (Kanishka Mehra/Daily Bruin)