For UCLA students living on the Hill, the cost of getting to class in the morning is a 15-minute walk from the dorms and maybe skipping breakfast. Read more...
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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May 30, 12:00 am
Julia McCarthy: L.A. Metro needs to find ways to cover costs without raising fares
Community, Opinion
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May 30, 12:00 am
Letter to the Editor: Normcore trend shows socioeconomic insensitivity
Noor Gill and Amy Lee discussed normcore fashion in their May 22 A&E column, “Normcore trend embraces ironic take on fashion.” However, their article fails to comment upon the cultural insensitivity of the so-called “trend,” which is based on the popular belief that the most fashionable thing to be is “normal.” Normcore is a practical joke that isn’t funny. Read more...
Editorials, Opinion
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May 29, 1:01 pm
Editorial: Proposal for new basketball facility proves wasteful
Specifically, UCLA Athletics’ recent proposal for a $30-40 million, state-of-the-art men’s and women’s basketball facility to be built south of the Los Angeles Tennis Center would be an enormous waste. Read more...
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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May 29, 12:00 am
Chloe Lew: ASUCLA must repair customer loyalty with students, faculty
The original version of this article contained an error and has been changed. See the bottom of the article for more information. The relationship between the Associated Students UCLA textbook store and the majority of its student customers has hit a rough patch. Read more...
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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May 28, 12:30 am
Eitan Arom: Judicial Board fails to set precedent for fair elections
The Daily Bruin does its best to write the news, and not to make the news. But The Bruin is not just a newspaper; it’s UCLA’s newspaper of record – and that means it also acts as a sort of interest group on behalf of free speech and free press on campus. Read more...
Photo: Gabrielle Scheder-Bieschin, standing, represented the Election Board in the Judicial Board hearing for the case Daily Bruin v. USA Election Board on May 19 while the Daily Bruin was represented by Opinion editor Eitan Arom. (Neil Bedi/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Community, Opinion
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May 28, 12:04 am
Submission: Reduced time in Spanish, Portuguese classes detrimental
We, the undersigned graduate students and teaching assistants in the Department of Spanish and Portuguese at UCLA, want to express our deep concern regarding the imminent “hybridization” of the department’s lower-division language program, which will take effect during the fall 2014 quarter. Read more...
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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May 27, 6:38 am
Alexandra Tashman: Isla Vista shooting reinforces need to reflect on cultural misogyny
On Friday, a student at Santa Barbara City College went on a shooting rampage, targeting women throughout Isla Vista and leaving seven dead. This tragedy, like so many other shootings our nation witnesses, was horrifying, senseless and disturbing. Read more...
Photo: Hundreds of students and members of the UCLA community gathered at Royce Quad on Monday to honor the victims of a recent Isla Vista shooting near the UC Santa Barbara campus that left seven people dead and 13 wounded. (Brandon Choe/Daily Bruin senior staff)