The UCLA community is buzzing with reports of lawsuits, accidents and UCPD crackdowns caused by Bird scooters. While students praise the service for providing easy and cheap transportation, Bird must be held responsible for the costs it is handing over to tax and tuition payers by allowing riders to ignore parking and traffic rules. Read more...
Community, Opinion
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February 28, 12:46 am
Submission: Enforcing geofencing could limit Birds nesting in inconsiderate locations
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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February 28, 12:43 am
Cade Mallet: UCLA lags behind other universities in endorsement of esports
159 million people watched at least one minute of the entire 2016 NCAA football season. The next year, more than 360 million watched the League of Legends Mid-Season Invitational alone. Read more...
Photo: (Courtney Fortier/Daily Bruin
Community, Opinion
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February 27, 11:23 pm
Letter to the editor: Blame fowl behavior for bird-brained scooter roosting, not company
Bird scooters have descended on our campus, much to the delight of harried students and thrill-seekers. Yet the members of the Daily Bruin’s Opinion staff seem intent on continuously objecting to this great boon to humanity. Read more...
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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February 27, 3:09 am
Abhishek Shetty: USAC would benefit from simpler, transparent voting system
In the hysteria and insanity that engulf every year’s undergraduate student government election, one detail goes unnoticed: how big a role a labyrinthine system plays in determining the council’s general representatives. Read more...
Photo: During Undergraduate Students Association Council elections, candidates for general representative positions are elected through a convoluted tabulation system that few students know about. (Daily Bruin file photo)
Community, Opinion
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February 27, 3:04 am
Submission: Hispanic-serving institution grant would benefit low-income students
Latino and low-income students at UCLA must ensure the campus administration applies for the university to become a Hispanic-serving institution. The U.S. Department of Education defines an HSI as an institution that has an enrollment of undergraduate full-time students that is at least 25 percent Hispanic. Read more...
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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February 26, 11:45 am
Keshav Tadimeti: Bruin Republicans desperate for publicity, not politics
On a campus of 44,000, you have to get creative to get people to show up to your club activities. Students rely on everything from dancing to tunes on Bruin Walk to channeling their inner meme expertise on social media to get turnout at their events. Read more...
Photo: Bruin Republicans announced earlier this month that it would be hosting alt-right provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos, later cancelling the event after objections from some of its student leaders. The organisation needs to realize that these kinds of shock tactics are pointless and merely give a platform to and legitimize extremists. (Amy Dixon/Assistant Photo editor)
Editorials, Opinion
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February 26, 11:44 am
Editorial: Westwood Forward’s loss of momentum in the face of city opposition is a disservice to residents
Westwood Forward, a student-led coalition, came together last quarter and professed the need for Westwood to change to meet students’ and community members’ needs. The group presented a vision and established contacts with the City of Los Angeles to bring its goals to fruition. Read more...