Students often protest with signs and chants, but universities can protest with money. And while the University of California has been vocal about a great many matters such as immigration and fossil fuels, its messaging over Dakota Access pipeline lacks the clarity necessary for a major humanitarian issue. Read more...
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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April 4, 11:57 pm
Chris Busco: Proposed bill AB 1356 is practical step to affordable higher education
For years, free college tuition has been nothing more than a platitude enthusiastically repeated by liberal politicians at political rallies. This year, assembly member Susan Talamantes Eggman changed that. Read more...
Photo: (Harishwer Balasubramani/Illustration director)
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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April 4, 11:55 pm
Jasmine Aquino: The UC needs to officially declare as sanctuary campuses
The University of California has repeatedly described itself as a “sanctuary campus” that protects the rights of undocumented students, but it’s missing an important step: actually making that description an official designation. Read more...
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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April 3, 10:40 pm
Austin Pink: More programs like Assembly Bill 34 cannot replace direct funding for UC
In January, the University of California Board of Regents voted to increase the cost of tuition for the 2017-2018 academic year following a six-year price freeze. Read more...
Photo: More than 20 students occupied the Powell Library steps to protest the tuition hike and lack of university funding. (Daily Bruin file photo)
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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April 2, 7:07 pm
Gael Adrien Mbama: Enforcing nonresident enrollment caps would limit UC potential
The California state legislature has taken to scapegoating nonresident students in a quixotic attempt to “serve” residents. But waging a proxy war against out-of-staters will not help Californians. Read more...
Photo: The California state government must recognize the financial and economic benefits non-resident students attending the UC have for the state and its residents. (Daily Bruin file photo)
Editorials, Opinion
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April 2, 5:48 pm
Editorial: Mandatory faculty emergency training critical to campus safety
Safety should be an uncompromisable priority for any organization. UCLA, however, has made it an optional one. Last year, UCLA created a campus safety task force after an on-campus murder-suicide in June exposed a lack of preparedness in both safety procedures and building security. Read more...