On the first day of the University of California summit on undocumented students last week, UC President Janet Napolitano’s opening address was cut short when a cadre of undocumented students in the audience rose from their chairs, fists in the air, and demanded recognition and restitution from a president they have never trusted. Read more...
Editorials, Opinion
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May 14, 2:23 am
Editorial: Napolitano responsible for responding to undocumented students’ demands
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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May 14, 2:21 am
Kunal Patel: Current UCLA outreach program inadequately serves women engineers
For as much effort as UCLA has put toward increasing its undergraduate diversity through outreach programs, one group of individuals – women in engineering – is consistently overlooked. Read more...
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Opinion
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May 13, 12:25 am
Ara Shirinian: NASA needs to focus on climate change research
Congressional Republicans either don’t know anything about science, or just pretend not to know. I think it’s the former, but either way, we’re all going to be left high and dry if some sanity isn’t brought back to Washington. Read more...
Opinion
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May 13, 12:17 am
Travis Fife: I Heart UCLA Week falls short in addressing campus climate issues
I love 8-clapping as much as the next person, but school spirit can only get you so far. This week marks the sixth rendition of I Heart UCLA Week put on by the Student Alumni Association, and recognizing the limits of school pride is a lesson SAA can take to heart. Read more...
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Community, Opinion
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May 12, 12:29 am
Submission: State should prioritize students, reinvest in higher education
Editor’s Note: A truncated version of this submission was first published by The Sacramento Bee. It has been edited for Daily Bruin style and reprinted below. Read more...
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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May 12, 12:25 am
Chloe Lew: Students must make effort to be allies in substance abuse recovery
Three years and four months sober, first-year psychology student Marissa Ericson still wakes up in the middle of the night from the same recurring dream of shooting up heroin, a drug she has never touched. Read more...
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Editorials, Opinion
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May 11, 12:19 am
Editorial: Graduate Students Association councilwide evaluation
This year’s Graduate Students Association officers were effective in their ability to work together, to reach out to a more diverse array of graduate students and to tackle several important student concerns. Read more...