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...
Editorials, Opinion
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October 16, 12:00 am
Editorial: Diversity vice chancellor search committee must ensure transparency
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)
Community, Opinion
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October 15, 2:58 am
Submission: Participation in USAC elections needed to bring constructive change
USAC election season never fails to be a mix of crazy, stressful and fun. This year we get a double dose of elections mania, starting with a fall special election third week for the vacated general representative position and for the transfer representative position that was created last spring, along with a number of additional ballot initiatives. Read more...
Opinion
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October 14, 12:00 am
Fife: Fraternities need discussion about their purpose
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...
Photo: Bijun Liang/Daily Bruin senior staff
Opinion
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October 14, 12:00 am
Submission: Prop. 47 would move state out of dark age
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...
Opinion
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October 14, 12:00 am
Submission: Prop. 47 risks safety of Californians
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...