There have been many times throughout the last two years when I’ve questioned why I’m in a fraternity. It’s not that I’ve gotten tired of it, but rather, it seems every week there’s a news story that makes me question the purpose of fraternity life. Read more...
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The funds appropriated by Proposition 63 to develop California’s mental health system will end this fiscal year. Our state is in desperate need of a measure that can fill the void caused by the end of this funding and facilitate a shift in California’s priorities away from incarceration toward rehabilitation and education. Read more...
Proposition 47, which has been adamantly opposed by every major law enforcement agency in California, aims to change the classifications and reduce the punishment sentences for many current felonies. Read more...
In the upcoming California election, the proposition with the greatest potential to provide positive change is Proposition 47. As the president of Bruin Libertarians, I strongly support this proposition. Read more...
Going to a concert and going to a voting booth are vastly different experiences. But for some reason, both national and UCLA organizations are linking the two, and using celebrity figures and concerts to motivate students to get to the polls after a stop at the concert. Read more...
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With sniffles and coughs already echoing through crowded lecture halls, the UCLA community once again has to decide whether to get a flu shot. Scientifically speaking, the choice is obvious: Every member of the UCLA community that can get the vaccine should get it as soon as possible. Read more...
While tabling at the Enormous Activities Fair for “All of Us: A Campaign to Rethink Mental Health,” I asked several people what the first thing that came to their mind was when I said “mental health.” Unfortunately, most answers to that question included “disorder,” “disability,” “disease,” “insanity,” “craziness,” “suicide” and “depression.” Most of these responses gave evidence to the fact that mental health is very stigmatized. Read more...
