In response to “Aram Ghoogasian: USAC members should not participate in external lobbying groups” in Opinion on April 9. It’s hard to defend ignorance, but Aram Ghoogasian has done a great job by suggesting that student leaders who travel to Israel are unduly influenced to the detriment of UCLA affairs. Read more...
Community, Opinion
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April 29, 12:00 am
Letter to the Editor: Student leaders’ trips to Israel a matter of being informed
Community, Opinion
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April 28, 11:52 pm
Submission: USAC must make effort to avoid perceived conflicts of interest
Last year, lobbying organizations spent a total of $3.2 billion to influence the U.S. Congress, according to the Center for Responsive Politics. The effects of this lobbying are widely understood: Both Democrats and Republicans concur that these interest groups exercise too much power over our nation’s government, and many believe that their influence has corrupted our nation’s institutions. Read more...
Editorials, Opinion
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April 27, 11:15 pm
Editorial: ASUCLA student reps’ rhetoric is counterproductive
What student officials say matters. When they are charged with representing the interests of thousands of students to a vital campus body, their words matter that much more. Read more...
Editorials, Opinion
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April 27, 11:10 pm
Editorial: UC’s court settlements fail to address root grievances
As the University of California Board of Regents well knows, court settlements can be useful in dodging unfavorable legal outcomes and the bad press that accompanies them. Read more...
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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April 27, 11:01 pm
Eitan Arom: UCLA relations with POM Wonderful, donors overstep bounds
This is a tale of two empires. One is the UCLA Health System, a sprawling fiefdom of medical services flying the UCLA standard at locations from Malibu to Torrance. Read more...
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David Feinberg earned more than $100,000 from a pair of donors while serving as president of the UCLA Health System. (Daily Bruin file photo)
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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April 25, 12:00 am
Samah Pirzada: Campus safety statistics need context to give a complete picture
Normally, high crime numbers are a bad thing. But when crimes are underreported, as is the case with sexual assault, UCLA’s high rates of reporting are something to be proud of. Read more...
Community, Opinion
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April 25, 12:00 am
Submission: Mainstream narrative fails to represent Asian American community
We, the Asian Pacific Coalition at UCLA, are a collective of 24 Asian American and Pacific Islander organizations. We are the official voice of the Asian American and Pacific Islander community on campus. Read more...