The undergraduate student government plans to vote Tuesday on bylaw changes that would make it easier for councilmembers to engage in conflicts of interest and erode students’ trust in their elected officials. Read more...
Editorials, Opinion
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December 1, 7:53 am
Editorial: Bylaw changes would allow USAC to engage in conflicts of interest
Community, Opinion
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November 26, 4:24 am
Submission: EVP office proposes two-pronged plan to address UC tuition hike
Dear UCLA campus community, I would like to thank every member of our community – undergraduates, graduates, faculty and workers – for partaking in any of our efforts to combat the tuition policy voted on by a University of California Board of Regents committee at its meeting on Nov. Read more...
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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November 26, 4:19 am
Julia McCarthy: Career Center needs to improve student outreach
An hour and a half later, my head was spinning. I had just attended an information-packed orientation for the UCLA Center for American Politics and Public Policy’s Quarter in Washington program. Read more...
Community, Opinion
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November 25, 12:32 am
Submission: Protesting tuition hike at bonfire is inconsiderate, ineffective
I, like thousands of other students, found myself all decked out in my UCLA gear Thursday night, walking disappointedly away from the Beat ‘SC Bonfire and Rally while Ellie Goulding’s “Burn” played ironically in the smokeless background. Read more...
Photo: Students protested against the tuition hike at Wilson Plaza, preventing the organizers of the Beat ‘SC rally from lighting the bonfire, a school tradition that is held before the UCLA vs. UCLA football game. (Owen Emerson/Daily Bruin)
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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November 25, 12:04 am
Aram Ghoogasian: Bonfire reaction indicates apathy toward student activism
The only thing that didn’t go up in flames at the annual Beat ‘SC Bonfire and Rally was the pile of wood in the middle of Wilson Plaza. Read more...
Photo: A group of undergraduate and graduate students occupied the unlit bonfire at the Beat ‘SC Bonfire and Rally Thursday in protest of the UC Regents’ recent decision to increase tuition by up to five percent over each of the next five years. (Austin Yu/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Editorials, Opinion
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November 24, 12:00 am
Editorial: Students deserve a say in decisions, response from UC Regents
Much of the anger around the recent University of California Board of Regents’ vote to approve potential tuition increases stems from concerns that the governors of the University consistently fail to heed and consider the needs and wants of the students they are meant to serve. Read more...
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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November 24, 12:00 am
Kunal Patel: Gov. Brown’s lack of funding undermines value of UC system
Last week, the University of California Board of Regents approved a tuition hike plan that would ensure stable and predictable tuition increases of up to 5 percent over the next five years. Read more...
Photo: Gov. Jerry Brown speaks at the UC Regents meeting at the UCSF campus. (Daniel Alcazar/Daily Bruin)