While tabling at the Enormous Activities Fair for “All of Us: A Campaign to Rethink Mental Health,” I asked several people what the first thing that came to their mind was when I said “mental health.” Unfortunately, most answers to that question included “disorder,” “disability,” “disease,” “insanity,” “craziness,” “suicide” and “depression.” Most of these responses gave evidence to the fact that mental health is very stigmatized. Read more...
Community, Opinion
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October 10, 12:00 am
Submission: Conversation around mental health must change
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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October 10, 12:00 am
Zoey Freedman: Proposed soda tax an ineffective solution
If Proposition E and Measure D – which would add a tax to sweetened beverages – pass, living in some parts of California will not be as sweet. Read more...
Photo: Gayane Kechechyan/Daily Bruin
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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October 9, 4:40 am
Samah Pirzada: Success of plastic bag ban dependent on student commitment
The California ban on single-use plastic bags is a huge step toward reducing litter, but it might not be as effective a change as its advocates assume. Read more...
Photo: (Daily Bruin file photo)
Editorials
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October 9, 4:38 am
UCLA must provide reporters, students proper access to public records
When UCLA denies or delays members of the media access to public records, it robs the students who pay thousands of dollars in tuition every year. Read more...
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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October 8, 2:18 am
Aram Ghoogasian: More specific guidelines for general representative position necessary
Trying to do too much and not trying hard enough can be equally dangerous when you’re an elected official, especially when your term is only a year long. Read more...
Photo: General Representative 1 Manjot Singh was elected to his position during spring last year. After Nihal Satyadev’s resignation, General Representative 2 will be elected in this quarter’s special election. (Jose Ubeda/Daily Bruin staff)
Community, Opinion
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October 8, 2:14 am
Submission: UCLA should revive green spaces on campus
The conventional view is that the UCLA campus goes into sleep mode during the summer, and that the weeks of late September bear witness to the rebirth of life on campus. Read more...
Community, Opinion
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October 8, 2:14 am
Submission: Westwood Community Council’s allegations against food trucks misguided
The original version of this article contained multiple errors and has been changed. See the bottom of the article for more information. If the Westwood Community Council had its way in the 19th century, then we may never have progressed from typewriters to laptops. Read more...