It’s official: The topic of “income equality” is in vogue. From researchers to cable talk-show hosts, from policymakers to civic leaders, it seems like everyone is talking about the economic disparities between the affluent and the low-to-middle income earners in the United States. Read more...
Community, Opinion
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May 22, 12:54 am
Submission: Socioeconomic inequality facing Latino community must be bridged
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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May 22, 12:42 am
Ryan Nelson: Benefits of hiring undergrad TAs outweigh costs
In physics, it’s understood that for every force acting on an object, that object is sending back a force of equal and opposite magnitude. But if you ask Joseph Rudnick, the dean of the UCLA Division of Physical Sciences and a professor of physics himself, this property of motion can apply to other areas as well, including education. Read more...
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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May 21, 12:08 am
Aram Ghoogasian: Appointment process needs balance
The system of checks and balances is a concept we’re taught in middle school and yet our student government doesn’t seem to have a firm grasp on what it really means. Read more...
Photo: The Undergraduate Students Association Council’s selection of the Election Board chair led to questions about the council’s appointment process. (Christopher Hoo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Community, Opinion
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May 21, 12:00 am
Submission: Research enriches UCLA undergrad experience
As one of the world’s finest public research universities, UCLA provides a rich and fulfilling context for undergraduates to conduct research. Inquiry, creativity, investigation and discovery are at the heart of UCLA’s threefold mission of service, teaching and research. Read more...
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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May 19, 11:59 pm
Zoey Freedman: Installing condom vending machines would promote student health
Buying contraception should be as convenient as buying a late night snack. Universities across the country say they want to promote healthy living and safe sex among their students, yet many of them do not have birth control readily available for students. Read more...
Photo: (Heidi Tan/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Community, Opinion
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May 19, 11:25 pm
Submission: Government’s response to tragedy shows insensitivity toward veterans
Twenty-seven days after our little brother, Elias Reyes Jr., a United States Marine Corps veteran and UCLA Bruin, committed suicide, the federal government sent our family a letter requesting its money back. Read more...
Community, Opinion
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May 19, 11:23 pm
Submission: Government’s response to tragedy shows insensitivity toward veterans
Twenty-seven days after our little brother, Elias Reyes Jr., a United States Marine Corps veteran and UCLA Bruin, committed suicide, the federal government sent our family a letter requesting its money back. Read more...
Photo: Elias Reyes Jr., a U.S. Marine Corps veteran who served in Iraq and Afghanistan, graduated from UCLA in 2012 with a degree in philosophy. (Courtesy of Irene Kaludi)