The year 2014 was the hottest on record since atmospheric record-keeping began more than 100 years ago. Events in our backyards, across the country, around the world – Hurricane Sandy, Hurricane Katrina, increasing ocean acidification, extinctions, irreversible glacial and arctic melting, drought, floods and storms – tell us unmistakably: Climate change is here, now. Read more...
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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February 13, 12:24 am
Submission: UC should divest from top-200 fossil fuel firms
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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February 13, 12:18 am
Zoey Freedman: Self-motivation most effective in curbing classroom phone use
It’s not unusual to look around a lecture hall and see almost all the students’ heads bowed, but not because they’re furiously taking notes. The use of cordless electronic devices – specifically cell phones – in the classroom has become a prevalent issue, as it increasingly detracts from learning during lecture. Read more...
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Opinion, Opinion Columns
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February 12, 12:30 am
Yiwei Sun: UCLA must continue to create inclusive environment for LGBT students
With UCLA’s Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Campus Resource Center celebrating its 20th anniversary this year, UCLA has come a long way in terms of creating a supportive environment for LGBT students. Read more...
Photo: (Jesse Wang/Daily Bruin)
Editorials, Opinion
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February 12, 12:00 am
Editorial: UCSA resolution misses point of using divestment as tool for activism
On a particularly busy Sunday, the University of California Student Association passed two different divestment resolutions. One resolution recommended divestment from certain companies that profit from alleged human rights violations in the West Bank and Gaza Strip in a nod to the larger campaign that has been sweeping across the UC. Read more...
Editorials, Opinion
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February 12, 12:00 am
Editorial: Objections to USAC Judicial Board appointment discriminatory
Religious affiliations and ethnic identity should not and do not disqualify someone from being an effective judge. And yet, at Tuesday night’s Undergraduate Students Association Council meeting, that’s exactly what councilmembers were arguing. Read more...
Community, Video
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February 11, 12:28 am
Bruins on the Street: Street lighting in North Village
Walking through North Village in Westwood at night can be an issue for some students due to the lack of street lighting. We asked a few students to share their thoughts on street lighting in North Village and how it affects their sense of safety. Read more...
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Opinion, Opinion Columns
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February 11, 12:20 am
Kunal Patel: Vaccination for HPV critical for college students
As California is gripped by a sudden spike in cases of measles, conversations about the importance of vaccination abound. But there’s one specific type of infection – and corresponding vaccination – that is largely ignored in the conversation about immunization, even while it bears critical importance for the college-aged population: human papillomavirus. Read more...
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