After years of taking financial hits, the JazzReggae Festival is a shadow of what it was just a few years ago. This year, the Undergraduate Students Association Council Cultural Affairs Commission has reduced what was a two-day festival with professional artists in 2014 to a five-hour event primarily featuring student performers. Read more...
Editorials, Opinion
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February 8, 6:25 am
Editorial: Student group involvement is key to reviving the JazzReggae Festival
Community, Opinion
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February 5, 8:26 am
Submission: Armenian students’ protest challenges long history of injustice
Every year, the Armenian Students’ Association at UCLA holds a protest on campus against denial of the Armenian Genocide in order to educate fellow students about the great tragedy of our history, and how it has defined our lives even in the Armenian Diaspora. Read more...
Community, Opinion
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February 5, 8:26 am
Letter to the Editor: Ashe Center provides options for emergency contraception on weekends
The UCLA Arthur Ashe Student Health and Wellness Center remains committed to the whole health of all UCLA Bruins, including those seeking emergency contraception. While it is true that the Ashe Center is closed on Sundays, students do currently have a number of options when it comes to seeking emergency contraception: 1) Any sexually active female student who is not on birth control can visit the Ashe Center during business hours to obtain a prescription for emergency contraception before they ever plan on using it, or think they may need it. Read more...
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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February 5, 8:25 am
UCLA must aggresively recruit more diverse faculty
Prospective UCLA students can read in large blue letters on the institution’s website: “We’re decidedly different.” When UCLA brands its name to these prospective students as a progressive environment, it may be true of UCLA’s student population, but not the faculty. Read more...
Photo: (Shelby Chan/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Opinion, The Quad
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February 4, 9:53 am
California will remain Democratic in next Senate election
We all know the 2016 presidential contest is a big deal. Yes, I spent my Monday night with the Iowa caucuses, watching the first step of choosing the next leader of the free world as if it were a pro wrestling tournament. Read more...
Photo: California Attorney General Kamala Harris is the current frontrunner to replace U.S. Sen. Barbara Boxer. (Creative Commons photo by Steve Rhodes via Flickr)
Editorials, Opinion
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February 4, 9:49 am
Editorial: UC needs student, faculty input on potential breach of digital privacy
Last Thursday, news broke that following the multiple breaches in security at UC campuses – including a massive breach in the UCLA Health System which left as many as 4.5 million patients vulnerable – the University of California Office of the President ordered the installation of network monitoring devices in an attempt to avoid future cyberattacks. Read more...
Community, Opinion
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February 3, 6:45 am
Submission: Polarization undermines Israeli-Palestinian dialogue
Last week, Students for Justice in Palestine organized its annual Palestine Awareness Week, which has led me to question the true definition of the word “pro.” Does being in favor require that you be adamantly against something else? Read more...