In the wake of a number of federal complaints involving underreporting of sexual assaults on California college campuses, California State Assemblyman Mike Gatto (D-Los Angeles) introduced a bill Jan. Read more...
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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January 17, 1:35 am
Alexandra Tashman: Sexual assault bill redundant despite good intentions
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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January 17, 12:00 am
Eitan Arom: UCLA should not apply academic freedom policy on selective basis
James Enstrom has taken to carrying around a red folder full of documents. The former UCLA researcher has spent much of the last two years building a case against the people he believes forced him out of his position because of his scientific opinions. Read more...
Photo: James Enstrom was employed at UCLA in various departments and positions since 1973.
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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January 16, 12:00 am
Julia McCarthy: Report describing LA’s problems does little to solve them
The Los Angeles 2020 Commission report “A Time For Truth” presents a paradox to the reader: it seeks to educate, but succeeds only in trivializing the issues it presents. Read more...
Editorials, Opinion
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January 16, 12:00 am
Editorial: USAC should put surplus funding requests on public view
Faced with a room full of more than 100 concerned students, the Undergraduate Students Association Council performed a startling about-face by reversing $78,500 in fund allocations it approved last week. Read more...
Community, Opinion
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January 16, 12:00 am
Submission: Student organizations must keep holding USAC accountable
At the second Undergraduate Students Association Council meeting of the quarter, USAC councilmembers made a momentous decision, setting an amazing precedent for student organizations on campus and the future of student organizing programs. Read more...
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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January 15, 12:05 am
Chloe Lew: UC should focus on pension during budget revision
When it comes to prioritizing, if you do the hardest part first, the rest will come easily. Gov. Jerry Brown’s 2014-2015 budget proposal, if passed by the legislature, would make good on his promised 5 percent base increase to the University of California fund while snubbing the UC’s request for an additional $120.9 million to fund enrollment growth, academic reinvestment and most importantly, the University’s retirement system. Read more...