After a week of consistently being the top story, LET’S ACT! went out with a fizzle. Of the nine contested positions, it managed to win only two. Read more...
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Opinion Columns
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May 1, 1:03 am
Yiwei Sun: USAC must address international student issues
Browsing through the list of student group endorsements for the undergraduate student government elections, I tried to inform my vote by looking for my international student group’s endorsement. Read more...
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Opinion
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April 30, 1:24 am
Arthur Wang: Portrayal of Baltimore riots by media ignores societal context
Baltimore is burning – and you’d be lying if you said you didn’t see it coming. In remarks on the city’s unrest, President Barack Obama said that “this has been going on for decades.” By “this,” he was referring to cyclical poverty, substance abuse and incarceration occurring in neglected, mostly black, urban communities. Read more...
Editorials, Opinion
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April 30, 12:24 am
Editorial: UCLA made right call in keeping controversial speaker, despite pressure
UCLA had to answer hard questions over the merits of academic freedom last week. It answered correctly. This board commends the university and the UCLA Alan D. Read more...
Opinion Columns
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April 29, 12:27 am
Aram Ghoogasian: Students should not allow USAC slate politics to influence vote
The two largest slates in the undergraduate student government elections seem to live in glass houses. Yet again, a scandal has hit the Undergraduate Students Association Council. Read more...
Community, Opinion
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April 29, 12:26 am
Submission: Grassroots efforts essential to improving transfer student experiences
Reflect back on your first weeks at UCLA. Reflect on how difficult those first weeks were. Advanced Placement and community college classes didn’t always translate into UCLA credits like you wanted them to, finding ways to get involved did not always come easily and not everybody on campus welcomed you for who you are. Read more...
Community, Opinion
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April 28, 2:19 am
Submission: USAC slates should focus on effecting change, not party politics
The Undergraduate Students Association Council is supposed to be a place to affect change and create a good experience for all students. It is supposed to be inclusive. Read more...