This year was a typical one for Bruin Bash. Well, except for the 23 calls to Emergency Medical Services, the sweaty mob that flooded the Intramural Field hoping to get a colored wristband and a rescinded promise from organizers that everyone who wanted to go would be able to. Read more...
Editorials, Opinion
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September 24, 8:46 am
Editorial: CEC, CAC needs better coordination for future Bruin Bash events
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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September 24, 8:45 am
Julia McCarthy: Media coverage of presidential election reveals gender bias
Since her 2008 presidential campaign, Hillary Clinton’s served as Secretary of State, published a memoir and found herself embroiled in a scandal involving her personal e-mail. Read more...
Photo: Hillary Clinton sits down with prospective voters for a meet and greet on the campaign trail. (Courtesy of Barbara Kinney for Hillary for America)
Cartoons, Opinion
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September 19, 12:55 pm
Editorial Cartoon: Priorities
Photo: (Kelly Brennan/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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September 19, 4:15 am
Zoey Freedman: Stigmas surrounding women’s health care should not inhibit discussion
It’s kind of funny how angry people get over the thought of subsidized tampons. But sometimes, it’s just sad. Through personal day-to-day experiences, my internship with Planned Parenthood Los Angeles and the reactions to my blogs about feminine health care and equality this summer, I have definitely learned that the topic of feminine health care is a polarizing one. Read more...
Photo: A woman walks with a sign telling others the terms of her healthcare are a personal matter, not one for public debate at Planned Parenthood’s 2014 ‘Moral March’ in North Carolina .(Creative Commons photo by Stephen Melkisethian via Flickr)
Opinion
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September 19, 4:14 am
Arthur Wang: Asian American stereotypes expose ongoing discrimination
Have Asian Americans “made it” in the United States, miraculously overcoming discrimination in the course of a few generations to become the most “successful” minority group in the country? Read more...
Photo: Vietnamese American Community Ambassadors president Daniel Do-Khanh goes through an archive of Vietnamese art work in UC Irvine’s Langson Library. (Creative Commons photo by UCI UC Irvine via Flickr)
Opinion
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September 19, 4:14 am
Ara Shirinian: Government must regulate technology market to ensure social progress
If you are reading this, chances are you’re viewing it online through a smartphone, tablet, or computer (or watch). No big deal. Except that it is. Read more...
Photo: A Chicago taxi driver protests the laxer standards Uber and other ride-sharing company drivers are held to, implying that the lack of equal regulation is a threat to public safety. (Creative Commons by Scott L via Flickr)
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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September 19, 4:13 am
Yiwei Sun: Being a ‘bad feminist’ embraces both equality, individuality
At UCLA, I always have no clue how to answer questions about my feminist inclinations. My answer could be “Yes! I am a feminist!” because I believe women deserve the same rights as men, but at the same time “No” as I read Vogue and cry when watching a melodrama. Read more...
Photo: Roxane Gay, the author of this year’s common book ‘Bad Feminist,’ spoke at the 2015 TEDWomen conference in Monterey, CA. (Creative Commons photo by Marla Aufmuth/TED via Flickr)