By Brian Feliciano After receiving my acceptance letter to UCLA and finishing my last year at Victor Valley College, I didn’t know exactly what to expect at one of the most prestigious universities in the nation. Read more...
Community, Opinion
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January 7, 12:20 am
Submission: USAC should fund renewal of USSA membership
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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January 6, 11:29 pm
Maia Ferdman: Boycott discounts progressivism of Israeli academia
In an act of political solidarity, the American Studies Association resolved last month to boycott Israeli academia. But instead of effectively protesting the Israeli government’s oppression of the Palestinian people, the boycott has provoked a sweeping debate that ultimately distracts from the Palestinian cause. Read more...
Editorials, Opinion
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January 6, 1:32 am
Editorial: Jim Mora proves a capable leader for UCLA football
Two years and 19 wins in, it is clear that hiring Jim Mora was, and is, a good decision. In leading UCLA to its first 10-win season since 2005, he has answered just about every question mark that once appeared on his resume, and reversed a number of bad habits that once plagued UCLA football. Read more...
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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January 6, 12:00 am
Ryan Nelson: One-size-fits-all approach to colleges needs to be re-examined
In an effort to rein in exploding college costs, President Barack Obama’s administration is applying pressure to universities with the oldest trick in the textbook: grades. Read more...
Photo: Lisa Aragona/ Bruin senior staff
Editorials
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December 9, 12:50 am
Editorial: Men’s basketball needs more Bruins in den
Before a Saturday loss to Missouri, the UCLA men’s basketball team was off to an 8-0 start to open the season. The perfect stretch, which was compiled almost entirely at Pauley Pavilion, marked the best start to a season, record-wise, since coach Ben Howland’s second Final Four team in 2006-2007. Read more...
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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December 8, 11:50 pm
Eitan Arom: South African struggle inspired Bruins to fight for justice
At the time Kathleen Sheldon started graduate school at UCLA in 1975, it seemed Nelson Mandela would never get out of prison. As Sheldon and a group of campus activists sought to make the South African government an international pariah, Mandela toiled away in an island prison – a visionary moral leader reduced to breaking rocks in a labor camp. Read more...
Photo: On Apr. 24, 1986, anti-apartheid protesters gathered on campus to urge the UC Board of Regents to divest from South Africa. Above, police face a crowd of students, one of whom is holding a sign with Mandela’s face on it.