Opinion, Opinion Columns
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February 11, 1:06 pm
Opinion: UCLA students, administration must stand up for human rights in Iran
Iran has been under a government-sanctioned internet outage since Jan. 8. Reporters, companies and – worst of all – an estimated 92 million citizens have had little to no internet access and connection to the outside world. Read more...
Photo: A protest for Iran is pictured above. Columnist Copeland Williams argues UCLA must do more to support its Iranian students. (Andrew Ramiro Diaz/Photo editor)
Opinion, Opinion Column Series, Opinion Columns
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February 10, 2:43 pm
Green in the Blue and Gold: UCLA must follow through on sustainability plans with accountability, transparency
This post was updated March 5 at 7:19 p.m. UCLA’s sustainability history demonstrates bold promises but backpedaling when deadlines arrive. The quiet abandonment of the 2016 Carbon Neutrality Plan, which claimed to achieve carbon neutrality by 2025, reveals UCLA’s lack of accountability and transparency surrounding policies on sustainability. Read more...
Photo: (Evanceline Tang/Daily Bruin)
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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February 9, 12:56 pm
Opinion: Valentine’s Day is about loving people, not loving purchases
This post was updated Feb. 18 at 7:39 p.m. Dump consumerism this Valentine’s Day. After a storm of winter celebrations, store shelves fill with red-and-pink hearts, chocolate boxes and greeting cards. Read more...
Photo: (Ji-Tao Yuen/Daily Bruin)
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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February 8, 5:36 pm
Op-ed: Frontline workers demand the UC live up to its mission through fair wages
This post was updated March 5 at 7:26 p.m. We did not make this decision lightly. 40,000 patient care technicians, food service workers, custodians, hospital support teams, maintenance crews and other essential workers at the UC went on strike late last year. Read more...