Boom-and-bust cycles are no fun. Just ask the one person in 10 who was unemployed at the height of the recent recession. UCLA’s student body learned this lesson firsthand last year. Read more...
Community, Opinion
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January 7, 12:25 am
Submission: Dialogue on Israel-Palestine should account for power imbalances
On Jan. 17, a rare event will occur at UCLA. Iyad Burnat, a Palestinian citizen of the West Bank village of Bil’in, will visit the campus to speak about non-violent resistance to the Israeli occupation of the Palestinian territory. Read more...
Community, Opinion
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January 7, 12:22 am
Submission: Proposed UCLA conference center too costly, ignores tax code and zoning
The University of California is a public trust, a public treasure, an institution of world renown, not because it operates campus hotels, but because of its faculty and student body. Read more...
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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January 7, 12:19 am
Ryan Nelson: Courses would benefit from hands-on education
As students, we are no strangers to the effects of budget cuts and their potential impact on our classrooms. Larger lectures, more students and fewer academic options have all been results of fiscal ineptitude on the part of both state and school, reflections of California’s economic troubles. Read more...
Editorials, Opinion
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January 7, 12:13 am
Editorial: Surveys valuable to understanding, improving campus climate
The two instances of hateful vandalism that occurred on campus last quarter point to the importance of ongoing efforts to gauge whether students feel accepted at UCLA. Read more...
Editorials, Opinion
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December 12, 11:41 pm
Editorial: Motive behind new UC logo has merit
The creation of a new University of California logo, currently the subject of attention by news outlets and students alike, does not in fact spell out a doomsday toll of privatization or represent an underhanded move by University administration. Read more...
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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December 9, 11:07 pm
Maia Ferdman: SB 1172 a stepping stone for gay rights, modernity
Although public attention to the gay rights movement has largely centered around the issue of gay marriage and the place of gay men and women in the military, Senate Bill 1172 puts California at the forefront of yet another frontier of the gay rights movement. Read more...