In an email statement to the campus community on May 16, Chancellor Gene Block stressed the importance of civil discourse in campus conversation, saying, “Political speech that stigmatizes or casts aspersions on individuals or particular groups does not promote healthy debate but debases it by trying to intimidate individuals and groups.” By attempting to disguise political speech in a cloak of ethicality and morality, the Students for Justice in Palestine debased the healthy debate that should take place on our campus by intimidating two individuals, Lauren Rogers and Sunny Singh. Read more...
Community, Opinion
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May 27, 5:53 am
Submission: Judicial Board verdict on conflict of interest case preserves freedoms
Community, Opinion
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May 23, 1:24 am
Submission: USAC ethics statement exacerbates Israeli-Palestinian situation
I often imagine myself, somewhat delusionally, to dwell in the sane center in the battleground that is the Israeli-Palestinian debate in this country. Though branded by some on the right as a self-hating anti-Semite and by some fellow travelers on the left as a Zionist propagandist in disguise, I can’t help but feel that the two extremes on the ideological spectrum consistently fail to get it right. Read more...
Community, Opinion
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May 23, 1:22 am
Submission: Block’s stance on ethics statement concerns Armenian community
Editor’s note: A version of this article originally appeared on the Armenian Chronicles blog. Many Armenian Bruins and alumni feel that the email statement Chancellor Gene Block sent to the campus on May 16 does not meaningfully participate with the reality of the Joint Statement of Undergraduate Students Association Council Ethics circulated among student government candidates. Read more...
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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May 23, 1:22 am
Charley Guptill: Cru’s Safe Rides program should avoid religious, service overlap
The post-party nighttime trek from the apartments to Hilgard Avenue is treacherous. It’s cold, difficult to navigate in heels and kind of scary. Safe Rides, a service offered by Cru, an on-campus Christian organization, aims to eliminate the harrowing journey for homeward-bound women on Thursday nights. Read more...
Photo: Noemi Titarenco/Daily Bruin
Editorials, Opinion
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May 22, 12:56 am
Editorial: Chancellor Block’s campus commentary needs consistency
At best, Chancellor Gene Block’s campuswide email commenting on incidents surrounding this year’s student government election represents a puzzling divergence from his usual course of action on these issues. Read more...
Community, Opinion
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May 22, 12:54 am
Submission: Socioeconomic inequality facing Latino community must be bridged
It’s official: The topic of “income equality” is in vogue. From researchers to cable talk-show hosts, from policymakers to civic leaders, it seems like everyone is talking about the economic disparities between the affluent and the low-to-middle income earners in the United States. Read more...
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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May 22, 12:42 am
Ryan Nelson: Benefits of hiring undergrad TAs outweigh costs
In physics, it’s understood that for every force acting on an object, that object is sending back a force of equal and opposite magnitude. But if you ask Joseph Rudnick, the dean of the UCLA Division of Physical Sciences and a professor of physics himself, this property of motion can apply to other areas as well, including education. Read more...