The first day I went to my Political Science 30 class this quarter, I was surprised to find that it was the only time my professor would be lecturing to us in person. Read more...
Photo: (Yanna Lee/Daily Bruin)
Opinion, Podcasts
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April 16, 12:00 am
USAC Election Podcast Episode 1: A Year in Review
Join Radio Director Chris Campbell in a series of USAC podcasts designed as a beginner’s guide to student government happenings. This week, Chris Campbell sits down with Daily Bruin Opinion staffers Natalie Delgadillo and Aram Ghoogasian to discuss some controversial issues USAC has faced over the past year. Read more...
Photo: Madeline Issac|Daily Bruin
Opinion
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April 15, 12:45 am
Kunal Patel: Brown politically shrewd, focuses on reducing urban water consumption
After failing to push through substantive water reform legislation during his first two terms as governor, a more politically shrewd Gov. Brown will not let his vision for a more water-sustainable California fail again. Read more...
Opinion Columns
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April 15, 12:08 am
Chloe Lew: Eliminating jargon key to uniting students of different majors
I wasted a lot of my time at college feeling patronized – not for what I studied, but for what I didn’t study. For a while, being an English student – and not a science, technology, engineering or mathematics student as most of my friends were – meant that it was okay to be called “stupid” if I couldn’t pronounce some obscure science vocabulary. Read more...
Photo: (Kimberly Ann Striegel/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Opinion Columns
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April 14, 12:25 am
Aram Ghoogasian: USAC should take concrete steps to establish on-campus prayer space
Student government resolutions can’t enact change on their own. The effort that sometimes succeeds their passage, however, can. At the Tuesday Undergraduate Students Association Council meeting, the USAC General Representative 1 office will introduce a resolution in the hopes of establishing an on-campus space dedicated to prayer and meditation. Read more...
Photo: General Representative 1 Manjot Singh is co-sponsoring a resolution at the Undergraduate Students Association Council meeting Tuesday to advocate for a nondenominational prayer space on campus. (Austin Yu/Daily Bruin)
Community, Opinion
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April 14, 12:04 am
Students should sympathize with, not politicize, different identities
Over the course of the past few quarters at UCLA, one thing has become abundantly clear: Our campus climate is anything but perfect. Between the politicization of different identities and tokenization of certain experiences, it unfortunately has become increasingly difficult for us as students to have faith in the sincerity of others. Read more...
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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April 13, 5:10 am
Shani Shahmoon: Financial Wellness Program needs greater emphasis on mental health
For UCLA students, keeping their mind on their money could prove costly. The Undergraduate Students Association Council’s Financial Supports Commission office just introduced the Financial Wellness Program, an administrator-led program aiming to address students’ financial literacy, mental health and advocacy through workshops, coaching and online educational efforts. Read more...
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