A normal Monday morning began with the sound of horns and shouts, as UCLA workers began a three-day strike after contract agreement negotiations between workers and the University of California broke down. Read more...
Community, Opinion
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May 9, 10:30 pm
Letter to the Editor: Union worker protestors should target university officials, not students
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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May 9, 10:26 pm
Are you there, UCLA? It’s me, Mom: Activists should not have to be sole voice for mothers’ well-being on campus
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: (Rachel Bai/Daily Bruin)
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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May 8, 9:09 pm
Tabatha Lewis: Student missions do more to boost resumes than public health
This post was updated on May 18 at 5:20 p.m. You probably follow one or two people on Instagram who have posted pictures of themselves dressed in scrubs and holding a child from a different country. Read more...
Photo: UCLA student groups that go on public health and medical missions must focus on working with local citizens to create a sustainable system that helps their own communities. (Daily Bruin file photo)
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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May 8, 7:06 pm
Austin Pink: USAC must increase year-round visibility to address low voter turnout
There’s been a lot of noise about campus politics the last few days, perhaps to compensate for the thundering silence from voters last week. Voter turnout in this year’s Undergraduate Students Association Council election was a whimpering 26.5 percent, the lowest it’s been in the past 10 years. Read more...
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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May 7, 11:21 pm
William Bleveans: Bella Martin’s USAC victory should be revoked to uphold election code
Unfortunately for politics-weary students, the high drama that characterized last week’s student government elections is unlikely to abate anytime soon. The results of this year’s Undergraduate Students Association Council elections left many students in disbelief. Read more...
Photo: Election Board Chair Jack Price announced results for the undergraduate student government elections Friday, just minutes after the board said on Facebook it could disqualify candidates found guilty of violating voter privacy. (Amy Dixon/Assistant photo editor)
Editorials, Opinion
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May 7, 3:12 pm
Editorial: Discrimination against LGBTQ community still looms large at UCLA
UCLA wasn’t very welcoming of the LGBTQ community when the school was founded – and that still looks to be the case today. The latest display of discrimination on campus comes in the form of vandalism. Read more...
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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May 6, 11:17 pm
Ani Gasparyan: UCLA departments should refrain from using Eurocentric terms like ‘Middle East’
The “Middle East” is ever-present in the news. We hear it in mainstream media. Our elected representatives toss the phrase around. Universities even use the phrase when naming their academic departments. Read more...
Photo: (Hanna Rashidi/Daily Bruin)