Reading UCLA’s common book wasn’t all that common. But this year, that seems to be changing. The Common Book Selection Committee, which consists of faculty members, students and UCLA community members, selects a book each year they believe is noteworthy and important for students to read. Read more...
Photo: UCLA must consider nontraditional ways to increase student participation in the common book program (Joe Akira/Daily Bruin).
On Jan. 30, 2018, the Undergraduate Students Association Council’s Academic Affairs Commissioner, Divya Sharma, wrote a submission in the Daily Bruin regarding his appointments to the Academic Senate. Read more...
In the chaos of bodies pressed against each other, I watched in horror as students dressed in graduation gowns were put in handcuffs. Their satin blue robes glimmered beneath the wintry Washington, D.C., sun as they were escorted away by Capitol Police. Read more...
Westwood is a rather uneventful place. But when you’re walking around North Village at 1 a.m. on a Saturday, the quiet college town becomes a lot spookier. Read more...
Photo: The Community Services Officers’ programs include a van service that transports students between 7 p.m. and midnight from Monday to Thursday. However, that leaves out the days when students are most likely to go out. A CSO-operated shuttle service running between Thursday and Saturday until 2 a.m. could fill in this gap. (Daniel Leibowitz/Daily Bruin staff)
No Offense is back for another week! This week, Opinion editor Keshav Tadimeti, News editor Rupan Bharanidaran and assistant Opinion editors Abhishek Shetty and Jacqueline Alvarez break down a report recommending how the University of California Office of the President can cut down its costs – and possibly save students’ money. Read more...
Los Angeles’ public transportation system, like any city’s transportation network, is large, complex and sometimes slow. But it needs to pick up the pace when it comes to addressing the safety concerns of its riders. Read more...
Photo: Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transit Authority could manage the second-largest public transportation network in the nation by 2028. Angelenos also passed Measure M in 2016, giving Metro additional funds to revamp its services. However, Metro is seeing declining ridership, with safety concerns possibly playing a big role in that. (Axel Lopez/Daily Bruin)
When student voters showed up to the polls in spring and decided which Bruins would have the honor of sitting on the undergraduate student government, they envisioned a council that would represent their needs and try to address the institutional challenges plaguing our campus. Read more...
