When I first received a Facebook invitation to the “first-ever night market”, sponsored by USAC’s General Representative 2, I was taken aback. Why and how had I not heard about this before? Read more...
Photo: USAC General Representative 2 Aaliya Khan participates in discussion at a USAC meeting.(Owen Emerson/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Some problems are so easy to fix that there’s almost no excuse for their existence. The lack of a nondiscriminatory prayer and meditation space at UCLA is one of these problems. Read more...
“Everyone should get a bigger piece of the pie. Who doesn’t love pie? Who doesn’t love America?” The line came from none other than Donald Trump – or at least an actor portraying the cantankerous mogul, along with other students portraying Marco Rubio, Bernie Sanders, Hillary Clinton, Ben Carson and Carly Fiorina at a mock debate hosted by Bruins for Rubio on Nov. Read more...
Photo: Students portray presidential candidates at Bruins for Rubio mock debate on Nov. 18. (Ara Shirinian/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Two weeks ago, slanderous posters appeared down BruinWalk depicting the work of Students for Justice in Palestine as connected with terrorist organizations. This example of hate speech is not a new occurrence, but rather a continuation of a long slew of attacks levied against SJP and other organizations that try to raise awareness about the occupation in Palestine. Read more...
Aram Ghoogasian’s unfair and inaccurate portrayal of the Graduate Students Association, along with Students for Justice in Palestine’s usage of uncharitable tactics to express concerns with our funding of a Diversity Caucus Town Hall, leave us very worried about the level and style of political discourse at UCLA. Read more...
The Hill seems to have it all: a newly renovated Saxon Suites beaming with high-quality glazed windows and an expensive barbecue area, a new 14,000-square-foot Bruin Fitness Center that features an extravagant design and all new equipment for undergraduate students, and even free HBO. Read more...
Photo: (Arianna Gong/Daily Bruin)
I first came into this office with the promise of consolidating and leveraging student power to better our lives. I said that we must build a bridge with University of California President Janet Napolitano and the governor’s office. Read more...
