Sleep-deprived summer-session students were unpleasantly surprised by a poster last week which brazenly argued UCLA is racially biased because it admits more African-American students than it should. Read more...
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Opinion, Opinion Columns
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August 21, 11:47 pm
Chris Campbell: Beverly Hills must stop fighting expansion of Purple Line to Westside
Beverly Hills has sent a clear message to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority about its proposed Purple Line subway extension route running under the city. Quite literally, “It’s our way or the highway.” The extension, which could be completed by 2024 if a voters approve a 0.5 percent sales tax in November, will finally connect UCLA to Los Angeles’ burgeoning rail system. Read more...
Photo: Beverly Hills recently lost an appeal to stop the Purple Line subway route from running underneath Beverly Hills High School. (Creative Commons photo by Glenn Francis via Wikimedia Commons)
Community, Editorials, Opinion
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August 21, 11:45 pm
Editorial: UCLA administration should learn from mistakes of other UC chancellors
In the span of just a week, two University of California chancellors announced their resignations. UC Davis Chancellor Linda Katehi and UC Berkeley Chancellor Nicholas Dirks resigned after a slew of bad publicity, despite both spending thousands in discretionary funds hiring consultants to improve their images. Read more...
Community, Opinion
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August 21, 11:41 pm
Submission: Proposed anti-BDS legislation threatens free speech
Imagine if you were told that funding for your university organization would be withheld based on your political beliefs. That would sound a lot like 1950s McCarthyism. Read more...
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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August 14, 10:31 pm
Arman Sharif: Preventing more tragedy following HARD Summer Musical Festival deaths
2014, one death. 2015, two deaths. 2016, three deaths. The numbers spell a grim trajectory for HARD Summer Music Festival, an annual event held two weeks ago that attracted nearly 150,000 attendees an hour east of Los Angeles. Read more...
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Opinion, Opinion Columns
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August 14, 10:29 pm
Jonathan Friedland: Republicans should be consistent in their small-government principles
Time and time again, the Republican party has contradicted its own small-government philosophy. When most Republicans look at their party, they envision smaller government, which supposedly means fewer regulations and more individual liberty. Read more...
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Community, Opinion
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August 8, 11:02 am
Submission: Voters should cast ballots with principles and values in mind
Bernie Sanders has mustered unprecedented support among college campuses in the 2016 Democratic primaries. Now that Sanders has lost, his supporters disagree on whether to vote for the Green Party or succumb to what many view as the lesser evil. Read more...