The Israeli-Palestinian conflict is a polarizing issue that many UCLA students are familiar with, whether they hold a direct stake in it or not. Certain communities and groups on campus have cut ties as a result of hostile rhetoric, with each side speaking in terms that reflect their inherent biases and failing to acknowledge the narrative of the other. Read more...
Community, Opinion
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May 17, 10:08 pm
Submission: Two sides to Israeli-Palestinian conflict, both merit reflection
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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May 17, 10:05 pm
Abhishek Shetty: UCLA must do more to prepare students for the threat of earthquakes
“Locked, loaded and ready to roll.” When a seismologist speaking about a fault line has to take on his alter persona of a cowboy about to shoot from the hip, it might be best to pay more attention. Read more...
Photo: (Rachel Zhu/Daily Bruin)
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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May 16, 9:59 pm
Keshav Tadimeti: Hurtful, discriminatory comments should not be defended as free speech
I was sitting at Union Station at 6:30 in the morning, waiting for my train to arrive at the platform. Although I was busy reading on my phone, I noticed a man take a seat beside me. Read more...
Photo: (Shelby Chan/Daily Bruin)
Community, Opinion
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May 16, 12:21 am
Submission: Palestinian ethnic cleansing from Israel is ongoing, must be stopped
For us Palestinians, May 15 is a date of irreversible loss. It marks the start of when our relatives and our people were driven from their homes during Israel’s 1947-1949 campaign of ethnic cleansing, never to return. Read more...
Photo: (Creative Commons photo by Bradley Howard via Flickr)
Editorials, Opinion
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May 16, 12:00 am
Editorial: Funding for undocumented immigrants needs more permanent solution
Last Wednesday, University of California President Janet Napolitano promised $8.4 million in annual funding to support undocumented students through 2019. The money is an extension of the $5 million Napolitano dedicated for undocumented UC students when she came into office in 2013. Read more...
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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May 16, 12:00 am
Arman Sharif: Transphobic speech highlights need for education on gender issues
The now-infamous photo depicting three members of Bruin Republicans’ leadership smiling and clutching unapologetically transphobic signs has made viral rounds on the internet. These students’ words are reprehensible hate speech: “Get your agenda out of my restroom,” “There are only two genders” and “Transgenderism is a mental disorder.” They did damage that affects an already silenced community, contributing to a toxic campus climate that puts both students’ physical safety and emotional well-being in jeopardy. Read more...
Photo: (Kelly Brennan/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Community, Opinion
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May 15, 12:57 pm
Submission: Petition for USAC election revote necessary to restore trust in system
Last Monday, seven other students and I submitted a Petition for Consideration to the USAC Judicial Board. The petition asks the board to disqualify the Social Justice Referendum and set a date for a recall election for all contested candidates in the other week’s undergraduate elections. Read more...