This year marks the 150th anniversary of the University of California. UC administrators want us to believe that this milestone marks 150 years of the UC pioneering a better future for its students and workers, 150 years of egalitarianism and inclusion and 150 years as a socio-economic ladder for students and workers. Read more...
Community, Opinion
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April 24, 9:32 pm
Submission: Students must stand with workers, hold UC accountable to stated ideals
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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April 24, 9:32 pm
Chris Busco: New voting plan apt but may disenfranchise students if poorly executed
UCLA students are ready to demand action on Capitol Hill after a politically tumultuous year and a half. The midterm elections give them a perfect opportunity to do so. Read more...
Photo: UCLA is making the Ackerman Grand Ballroom the centralized polling location for students. The change would streamline voter registration, but at the cost of long lines. (Daily Bruin file photo)
Community, Opinion
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April 23, 10:55 pm
Submission: USAC needs to rise above petty politics, put students first
What do you think of when you hear about the Undergraduate Students Association Council? Perhaps you think of the shadiness and pettiness that taint our campus elections. Read more...
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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April 23, 10:51 pm
Sandra Wenceslao: UCLA should better publicize alternatives to DUO app in MFA process
Students now have yet another reason to be glued to their phones. UCLA recently tightened up its cybersecurity with the implementation of multifactor authentication. Signing in to MyUCLA, CCLE or any UCLA application now requires at least two forms of verification: the original password and then a mobile app push login request, a call or a texted code. Read more...
Photo: The Bruin Online office can help students seeking backup login options for logging into UCLA applications. The problem, however, is few know this, or about backup options in general. (MacKenzie Coffman/Daily Bruin)
Editorials, Opinion
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April 23, 12:07 pm
2017-2018 USAC Officer Evaluations
Each year, the Daily Bruin evaluates each Undergraduate Students Association Council member’s term in office. This year, The Bruin’s editorial board has taken into consideration four major criteria in the evaluations: council members’ ability to come up with and accomplish meaningful platforms, how well they fulfilled their respective roles beyond their platforms, how well they engaged students typically disengaged with USAC and their commitment to transparency and accountability. Read more...
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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April 19, 11:55 pm
Avvalzameer Bhatia: Without clear plan, USAC’s proposed international student rep lacks purpose
The undergraduate student government has typically been foreign to international students. It is no secret that international students have needs that are different from those of local students. Read more...
Photo: The proposed international student representative position by the Undergraduate Students Association Council must be defined by a specific set of goals in order to offer services needed on the UCLA campus. (Emma Skinner/Daily Bruin)
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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April 19, 10:26 pm
Tabatha Lewis: Limiting commencement speakers to alumni shortchanges students
After four or five long years of pulling all-nighters, waking up for 8 a.m. classes and telling yourself you’ll attend office hours, you’re finally ready to enter the next phase in your life and actualize your dreams, using what you learned in college. Read more...
Photo: (Audi Zhu/Daily Bruin)