Los Angeles County hasn’t forgotten about the superbug. The county’s health officials said Thursday that the county will require hospitals to report any infections caused by a superbug, a lethal class of a drug-resistant bacteria. Read more...
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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October 6, 11:16 pm
Karishma Daibee: UC’s subpar mental health services need state Legislature’s support
If you’re like me, you may not know much about UCLA’s Counseling and Psychological Services, except for the rumors you’ve heard that it’s severely understaffed, making it impossible to get an appointment and a waste of time to try. Read more...
Photo: The California Legislature needs to override Governor Brown’s veto of the mental health funding bill in order to provide college students with necessary mental health services. (Mackenzie Possee/Assistant Photo editor)
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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October 6, 11:11 pm
Abhishek Shetty: Danny Siegel should redirect his efforts to tackle housing affordability
Just five months ago, Danny Siegel rose to the office of Undergraduate Students Association Council president and made housing affordability one of the key parts of his platform. Read more...
Photo: USAC President Danny Siegel needs to provide more concrete plans for how he intends to work with UCLA’s philanthropists to address the issue of student housing security. (Efren Piñon/Daily Bruin)
Cartoons, Opinion
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October 6, 12:14 pm
Editorial Cartoon: The real victim
Photo: Cornelius Robbins/Daily Bruin
Editorials, Opinion
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October 6, 1:27 am
Editorial: California Legislature must allow small businesses protected leave
Expanding job protections to new parents can be a controversial issue, especially when applied to small businesses. But it’s still important that as many workers as possible have the job security they need, so when the California Legislature writes a law about it, it should be as inclusive as possible. Read more...
Opinion Columns
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October 6, 1:27 am
Guillaume Kosmala: Professors should release exams to test bank, create level playing field
UCLA is a university where a select few are granted an academic advantage based on whether or not they have joined organizations that cost hundreds of dollars a quarter, that have a national history of flagrant racism or that require already high minimum GPAs to join. Read more...
Photo: The Student Activities Center houses numerous student-oriented services, including the UCLA Test Bank. Used by approximately 4,200 students per year, the test bank requires students to donate a test before they are granted access. Professors are able to request that their tests not be made available through the bank. Greek life and honors organizations often maintain their own, unregulated banks. (Jintak Han/Assistant Photo editor)
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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October 5, 12:34 am
Aaron Julian: Students who claim political awareness on social media must vote
A Bruin Walk preacher stopped me on my way home from campus to talk about his beliefs. Although I do not support the fearmongering and vindictive claims he advocated, I was impressed by his willingness to put himself on the line in a place where his beliefs are counter to the norm and met with vitriol. Read more...
Photo: (Harish Balasubramani/Illustrations director)