Next year's council has a useful example of how to improve the atmosphere of student government – the current council's term has been characterized by repeated conflicts along slate lines, a problem that the next council has a responsibility to solve. Read more...
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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May 10, 7:57 pm
Aram Ghoogasian: Council’s unity, success now in hands of new executives
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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May 9, 6:30 pm
Natalie Delgadillo: FIRED UP! slate had passion, but lacked USAC knowledge
The UCLA student body wasn’t “fired up” to vote for the candidates on this year’s ambitiously named new slate. FIRED UP!, a slate that formed in this year’s election cycle, did not win even one of the six seats it contested. Read more...
Photo: Members of the FIRED UP! slate gather in Bruin Plaza before the Undergraduate Students Association Council election results are announced. (Brandon Choe/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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May 9, 12:00 am
Ryan Nelson: Legislative crowdsourcing a promising medium for lobbying groups
Hell hath no fury like an anonymous Internet commenter. It seems that every article and video on the Internet, no matter how benign or innocent, eventually ends up in some bizarre mix of strange arguments and offensive language. Read more...
Photo: Office of Mike Gatto
Editorials, Opinion
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May 8, 12:00 am
Editorial: Election Code misinterpretation allows for censorship
The Undergraduate Students Association Council Election Board has already shown itself prone to misinterpreting its own code. But when a misinterpretation of that code is used to justify media censorship, it is dangerous and inexcusable. Read more...
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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May 8, 12:00 am
Eitan Arom: In search of higher ed funding, oil tax bill a dead end
The oil tax making its way through various committees in the California State Senate won’t raise gas prices at the pump. It won’t destroy the California oil industry, the nation’s fourth largest. Read more...
Community, Opinion
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May 7, 4:40 pm
Submission: Transfer students deserve official representation in USAC
When people first hear that transfer students make up one third of the students at UCLA, according to Transfer Student Support, they are usually quite surprised. Read more...