This school year has begun with increased attention in the Daily Bruin and elsewhere on mental health issues facing students. The safety and well-being of our students is at the very core of our mission at UCLA, and we welcome the opportunity to highlight the care and support options available to any student who may be struggling with a mental health concern. Read more...
Community, Opinion
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October 17, 12:36 am
Submission: UCLA provides safe, confidential options for support, care
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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October 17, 12:34 am
Zoey Freedman: Student funding by SOOF too difficult to access
Shortage of funding and financial resources is a common – and touchy – subject at UCLA. For the second year in a row, student groups will be receiving reduced allocations from the Undergraduate Students Association Council Student Organizations Operational Fund, commonly known as SOOF. Read more...
Opinion
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October 16, 2:28 pm
Jordan Lee: Recapping week six of NFL
In all honesty, and which will become abundantly clear, I watch a little too much football. But in an attempt to justify how I spend most of my Sundays – and Thursdays, Saturdays and Mondays – I have shared my thoughts on the NFL this past week. Read more...
Opinion, Podcasts
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October 16, 12:00 am
USAC Special Election Podcast Part 1: Referendums and Amendments
USAC Special Election Podcast Part 1: Referendums and Amendments
"USAC Special Election Podcast Part 1: Referendums and Amendments"
Listen to Assistant Radio Editor Chris Campbell and USAC Opinion Columnist Aram Ghoogasian discuss the diversity referendum and constitutional amendment on the ballot for the upcoming USAC special election. Read more...
Photo: Madeleine Issacs / Daily Bruin
Editorials, Opinion
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October 16, 12:00 am
Editorial: Diversity vice chancellor search committee must ensure transparency
In December, Chancellor Gene Block addressed the campus community following various concerns regarding incidents and reports of discrimination at UCLA. Block’s email statement was meant to be an explicit acknowledgement of the concerns about discrimination and poor campus climate and an affirmation of the university’s commitment to one of its core values: diversity. Read more...
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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October 16, 12:00 am
Aram Ghoogasian: Vagueness, student fee hurt chances of passing referendum
Few things get students’ blood boiling like fee increases do. That’s what makes asking students to voluntarily raise their own fees such a tricky endeavor. The Bruin Diversity Referendum, a revamp of the referendum that failed to pass in 2013, is on the special election ballot. Read more...
Photo: Jazz Kiang, a third-year Asian American studies student and director of the Asian Pacific Coalition, who is one of the representatives for the Bruin Diversity Referendum, talked about its importance during last Friday’s Meet the Candidates event. (Chris Hoo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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October 15, 2:59 am
Chloe Lew: Outreach would support progress in student engagement for IGNITE
In California, we invest $62,396 per prisoner per year. That’s a trust fund nearly seven times bigger than the one we ration out per K-12 student. Read more...
Photo: (Joseph Chan/Daily Bruin)