Gov. Jerry Brown has repeatedly refused the University of California state funds throughout this year, despite a surplus and a declining financial situation at all ten campuses across the state. Read more...
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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October 2, 2:05 am
Students should push Gov. Brown to prioritize funding UC maintenance
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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October 2, 1:37 am
Aram Ghoogasian: Organizations should address root problems of homelessness
Many homeless people have problems that can’t be solved with a new home; it’s just more complicated than that. And oftentimes, these complexities don’t get the attention they deserve. Read more...
Photo: (United Way of Greater Los Angeles)
Community
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September 28, 12:00 am
Chloe Lew: More discussion on sexual assault needed to foster conscious community
The last time I had a conversation about alcohol in relation to sexual assault, somebody proposed the following rule of thumb: Drunk boys should just never hook up with drunk girls, and vice versa. Read more...
Opinion
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September 28, 12:00 am
Submission: Liberty-minded students must voice their opinions
The year is beginning and there is a war being waged. It is a war for relevance, war for prosperity and war for freedom. It is a war for electoral seats, but it is also a war of ideas. Read more...
Editorials, Opinion
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September 28, 12:00 am
Editor’s note: The Bruin is open to input from the UCLA community
To the Reader: In the short time that I’ve been an editor for this paper, there has been one ringing criticism that I fear more than any other: We, as editors and writers cloistered here in the windowless rooms of Kerckhoff 118, have lost touch with what people on this campus care about. Read more...
Opinion
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September 28, 12:00 am
Travis Fife: Students should be able to define own college experience
There are times I think people over 40 miss college more than I enjoy being in it. Almost every conversation I’ve had with a family member about school goes like this: They get really excited that I’m at UCLA, tell me an anecdote about their undergraduate experience and then give me some general piece of advice like “work hard and it’ll make your life a hell of a lot easier after graduation.” These conversations tend to feature empty cliches about what you can expect out of a university like, “College is the time of your life” or “College is where you find yourself.” Beneath the cliche, though, lies an assumption about what you should be looking for when you arrive at a university. Read more...
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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September 28, 12:00 am
Aram Ghoogasian: Hostility in USAC fall election may hinder future progress
The beginning of the academic year is a honeymoon period for UCLA’s student government: Councilmembers aren’t at each other’s throats yet, they’re excited to put their platforms into action and students are open and optimistic about the work that could get done. Read more...