Election season is often a time of big promises, broad statements and exaggerated deliverables. Read more...
Community, Opinion
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April 22, 9:00 pm
GSA Momentum: Experience shows that “we get it”
Community, Opinion, Opinion Columns
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April 21, 9:47 pm
Student volunteers should pursue interests, not material incentives
Somewhere between my sophomore year of high school and my third year of college, I have successfully transformed myself on paper. Read more...
Photo: University High School was one of a number of locations where students were bused for Volunteer Day on Sept. 22, 2009. Nearly 500 students worked at University High School, where they participated in projects such as building benches.
Editorials, Opinion
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April 21, 9:43 pm
Ideological differences mark UCLA Graduate Students Association elections
Student government is consistently plagued with complacency among the student population, but given the circumstances of this year's GSA elections, which began Monday and will end Friday at noon, this board cannot help but stress its importance and recognize what GSA has done to positively affect UCLA. Read more...
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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April 21, 9:40 pm
Collegiate Housing and Infrastructure Act aims to help fund Greek housing
Outside the realm of extensive university funding exists the Greek system. Read more...
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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April 20, 9:00 pm
Stop the smear tactics
Watching the latest gubernatorial ad campaigns reminds me of "The Simpsons" episode in which Bart joins a boy band whose songs repeat subliminal messages. The similarity between the episode and the ads isn't so much how the candidates for governor resemble the show's characters (although Steve Poizner does look somewhat like Milhouse). It's more that the lesson the episode teaches (and with "The Simpsons" there's always something educational) can be applied to the tactics of the ad campaigns currently running. Read more...
Opinion
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April 20, 9:00 pm
Sexual assault victims aren’t at fault
Whether in a public or private place, in an alcohol-free atmosphere or one where people are drinking, all women deserve the right to know that they can enter social situations and still have control over their own bodies. Read more...