Parenting students and faculty on campus are a forgotten constituency. The voices of nursing mothers have been largely ignored by UCLA, heard only by student activist groups. Read more...
Photo: (Courtney Fortier/Daily Bruin)
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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June 6, 11:26 pm
Tabatha Lewis: LAPD’s predictive algorithm is inaccurate, dehumanizes offenders
Steven Spielberg, in his 2002 movie “The Minority Report,” played out the hypothetical in which an organization can predict crimes before they happen. The Los Angeles Police Department is about 10 years late to the game, and it looks like it’s taking the department more than 145 minutes to see why trying to predict crime is an inherently problematic strategy. Read more...
Editorials, Opinion
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June 6, 11:03 pm
Editorial: UC should make changes to its course evaluation process to prevent bias
A word to the wise: End-of-quarter course evaluations are more important than you think. In fact, they’re probably a lot more dangerous than you think. Course evaluations have become a facet of student culture at UCLA. Read more...
Community, Opinion
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June 6, 10:13 pm
Submission: Al-Talib’s response to US intervention in Syria unjustly politicizes suffering
On May 22, Al-Talib, the campus’ Muslim community’s newsmagazine, published an opinion article titled, “The American Muslim Imperative to Study and Oppose US Intervention in Syria.” The piece’s goal was to denounce American intervention in Syria. Read more...
Opinion, Podcasts
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June 5, 12:17 pm
No Offense, But: Chipotle and commencement
No Offense is back for the second-to-last podcast of the year. This week, we break down Gov. Jerry Brown’s comments about the University of California needing to be more like Chipotle. Read more...
Editorials, Opinion
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June 3, 11:13 pm
Daily Bruin Editorial Board 2018 California primary election endorsements
This post was updated June 4 at 12:38 p.m. Election season never seems to end at UCLA. On June 5, Californians can hit the polls for the state’s primary election to determine which candidates will show up on the November 2018 ballot. Read more...
Photo: Californians have a chance June 5 to determine which gubernatorial and senatorial candidates will show up on the November ballot. They also have a chance to pass ballot propositions affecting state parks, transportation infrastructure and future election procedures. (Niveda Tennety/Daily Bruin)
Editorials, Opinion
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June 3, 10:54 pm
California 2018 primary election: Yes on Proposition 68
Proposition 68 authorizes the allocation of $4 billion to state parks and water quality projects. These projects will serve the more than 100 California state parks as well as other park- and environment-related projects, including conservation and waterway cleanup efforts. Read more...
Photo: Daily Bruin file photo