“Bringing down Israel really will benefit everyone in the world, everyone in society,” Lara Kiswani told UC Berkeley graduate students. To those who did not share her belief, she later went on to add, “As long as you continue to be on that side, I’m going to continue to hate you.” Hate. Read more...
Community, Opinion
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December 4, 12:00 am
Submission: UAW Local 2865 should vote ‘no’ against BDS movement
Community, Opinion
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December 4, 12:00 am
Submission: UC should divest from Republic of Turkey
The article and the photo caption accompanying it contained multiple errors and have been changed. See the bottom of the article for more information. The Armenian Students’ Association at UCLA will present a resolution to the Undergraduate Students Association Council week one of winter quarter calling on the University of California Board of Regents to divest investments made in the Republic of Turkey. Read more...
Photo: Last year, students protested several countries’ denial of the Armenian Genocide. Next quarter, the Armenian Students’ Association is urging the UC and ASUCLA to divest and boycott from Turkey and Turkish products. (Daily Bruin file photo)
Community, Opinion
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December 3, 1:11 am
Submission: UAW Local 2865 members should vote to join BDS movement
On Dec. 4, the membership of UAW Local 2865, the University of California-wide student-worker union, will vote on whether to answer Palestinian civil society’s call for Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions. Read more...
Community, Opinion
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December 3, 1:06 am
Submission: Student leaders should prioritize immediate campus issues over divestment
Last month, we learned of the University of California’s plans to raise tuition up to five percent over the next five years – a potential 27.6 percent increase. Read more...
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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December 3, 12:00 am
Travis Fife: EVP should focus on financial transparency of UC, not Gov. Jerry Brown
As students at the University of California, we stand in a difficult middle ground between two massive institutions that determine our financial fate. On the one hand, we have UC leadership: UC President Janet Napolitano just executed a bold political move by passing a tuition increase plan in spite of a whole host of student demonstrations expressing opposition. Read more...
Photo: Last week, USAC external vice president Conrad Contreras announced the EVP office aims to stop the tuition hike by pressuring Governor Jerry Brown for increased funding and calling for financial transparency and accountability from the UC. (Austin Yu/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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December 2, 12:00 am
Aram Ghoogasian: USAC bylaw would undermine student interests
This post was updated Oct. 17, 2025, at 8:55 a.m. When governing bodies vote to make their guiding documents more lenient, red flags are rightly raised. Read more...
Photo: Last week, USAC President Avinoam Baral proposed a bylaw amendment concerning conflict of interest in response to a case from spring, where the Judicial Board ruled that former USAC General Representatives Sunny Singh (above) and Lauren Rogers didn’t engage in conflict of interest after receiving free trips to Israel from pro-Israel organizations. (Austin Yu/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Community, Opinion
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December 2, 12:00 am
Submission: DAPA fails to provide comprehensive immigration reform
On Nov. 20, President Barack Obama announced a series of executive actions on immigration. His announcement came as the result of Congress’ inability to pass a comprehensive immigration reform bill along with pressure from immigrant rights activists to reform the nation’s immigration system. Read more...