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.
Editorials, Opinion
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December 4, 11:51 pm
Editorial: Recording USAC meetings would be a step toward transparency
At a recent weekly meeting, the undergraduate student government council discussed the possibility of live streaming its meetings online, but displayed an incomprehensible reluctance to simultaneously record these sessions. Read more...
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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December 4, 11:44 pm
Chloe Lew: UC should use funds from surplus to solve current issues
After years of recession, the California government finally has some pocket change to stash away for potential future crises. But the state would get ahead of itself by stocking a rainy day fund when clouds still loom over the University of California. Read more...
Photo: At a University of California Board of Regents meeting last month, Gov. Jerry Brown expressed concerns about University plans to request additional funding.