Rarely do campaign smear tactics reveal anything substantive about what goes on in one's neighborhood. Read more...
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Ryland Lu
Opinion
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October 8, 11:44 pm
Speaks Out: November Ballot Propositions
UCLA students discuss which propositions on the November ballot matter most to them and why. Read more...
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Abby Gunning
Opinion
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October 8, 11:08 pm
Feminism still a relevant movement, especially in elections
I'm a feminist. Here at UCLA, I have been very much under the impression that I was one of a handful of undergraduate feminists. Read more...
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Feminist author and activist Gloria Steinem spoke at UCLA’s Broad Art Center Sunday night to a full auditorium. In her speech, Steinem emphasized the importance of the upcoming November election for women’s rights and causes, such as access to family planning and bodily autonomy.
Opinion
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October 7, 11:44 pm
Kimberly Grano: For simplification, sale of marijuana should be a locally controlled matter
The recently repealed ban on medical marijuana dispensaries in Los Angeles may be enough to relieve a little anxiety among some card-carrying college students. But for businesses across Los Angeles and in Westwood specifically, there is widespread confusion surrounding conflicting federal, state and local laws. Read more...
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The ban on medical marijuana storefronts (known as the “˜gentle ban’) was repealed by the Los Angeles City Council in a 11-2 vote.
Editorials, Opinion
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October 7, 11:37 pm
Editorial: Athletes’ bill of rights fails to include full spectrum of student-athletes
While the state's recently passed "Student Athlete Bill of Rights" establishes some much-needed guidelines for how student-athletes should be treated, the scope of the legislation is not great enough to enact actual change. Read more...
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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October 4, 10:21 pm
Eitan Arom: Students can upset media’s pull over politics with technology
During Wednesday night's presidential debate, Barack Obama and Mitt Romney inspired the country by bridging the partisan divide to say, "Shut up, Jim Lehrer." Read more...
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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October 4, 10:12 pm
Maia Ferdman: Students must actively seek truth in debate
With the first presidential debate complete, the election season has reached its home stretch. Yet clouds of fancy political advertising, highly coordinated campaign speeches and blips of political rhetoric still linger in the air like bad Los Angeles smog. Read more...