BY Sunny Singh On Oct. 14, UCLA’s Center for Middle East Development hosted an event called “At the Negotiation Table: What are the options? Israel, Palestine and the US Role – A Discussion with Ambassador Oded Eran.” Eran, the head of the Israeli negotiation team with the Palestinians in 1999, deputy director general of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the former Israeli ambassador to the European Union and NATO, spoke about the history of negotiations between the Israelis and Palestinians. Read more...
Community, Opinion
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October 22, 12:00 am
Submission: USAC resolution represents paradigm shift
Editorials, Opinion
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October 21, 1:54 am
Editorial: UCLA should not profit off the likeness of its athletes
A high-profile legal battle between the NCAA and several plaintiffs to decide if the athletics governing body illegally profited from player likenesses has again raised questions of what defines terms like “amateurism” in college athletics. Read more...
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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October 21, 12:00 am
Maia Ferdman: Humanities majors’ post-grad fears are unwarranted
As a global studies student with an English minor, I shudder at my prospects after graduation. Friends, family and even people I’ve just met ask me how I am going to turn my degree into something useful – in other words, how I am going to make money. Read more...
Photo: Victoria Chang/Daily Bruin
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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October 18, 12:00 am
Zoey Freedman: UC and worker union should come to compromise
Bitter contract negotiations between the University of California and the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Local 3299 are pushing into their second year. Read more...
Community, Opinion
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October 18, 12:00 am
Letter to the Editor: USAC confident that budget review will be unbiased
Thank you for featuring the Undergraduate Students Association Council Internal Vice President’s Quarterly Budget Review initiative in Natalie Delgadillo’s column, “USAC budget reporting should be inclusive process” on Oct. Read more...
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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October 17, 1:40 am
Ryan Nelson: USAC should encourage integration of financial literacy into curriculum
The Undergraduate Students Association Council Financial Supports Commission hosted a financial literacy fair in Bruin Plaza on Tuesday, seeking to arm students with the real-world skills they need to navigate the world of bank loans, mortgages and retirement accounts they will encounter after college. Read more...
Editorials, Opinion
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October 17, 1:35 am
Editorial: Economic disclosure law should be extended to forms filed by researchers
A transparency bill recently signed into law by Gov. Jerry Brown should be expanded in scope to bring greater openness to the University of California. Last week, Brown signed Assembly Bill 409, a measure that authorizes the Fair Political Practices Commission, California’s watchdog agency, to establish a publicly accessible database of economic disclosure forms. Read more...