The Daily Bruin’s editorial “New sexual assault policy harms survivors” contains several serious inaccuracies or misrepresentations that must be corrected. First, the editorial incorrectly describes the policy’s “responsible employee” provision, which in fact only applies when employees learn of an incident in the course of their employment. Read more...
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February 28, 11:16 pm
Letter to the Editor: Daily Bruin editorial misrepresents sexual assault reporting policy
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February 26, 12:22 am
Submission: CAPS must improve accessibility to better serve UCLA community
In 2015, the University of California Student Association adopted the hashtag #HowAreYou, a call to increase “access to counseling, staff diversity to reflect the identities and experiences of the student body and outreach regarding the availability of services” as its undergraduate campaign. Read more...
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February 25, 12:49 am
Submission: Student response to death of Justice Antonin Scalia hurts Bruin values
Editor’s note: We verified claims in this submission that some students celebrated Justice Antonin Scalia’s death on social media prior to publication, but decided to not cite specific examples to protect students’ privacy. Read more...
Photo: After U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia died Feb. 13, many took to social media to comment on the life of the controversial justice, with some liberals on campus expressing joy that his conservatism would no longer influence the court. (Creative Commons by Levan Ramishvili via Flickr)
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February 24, 12:00 am
Submission: Imbalanced reporting on USAC EVP compromises journalistic integrity
The Daily Bruin has too frequently tested both the boundary of fact and my patience. For the past few weeks, reporters for the Daily Bruin, who are apparently also allowed to write as opinion columnists, have launched a smear campaign against the character and actions of not only the Undergraduate Students Association Council external vice president, Zach Helder, but me and all of the staff I oversee as Helder’s chief of staff. Read more...
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February 17, 10:37 pm
Submission: Students must participate in community efforts to improve education
Since its debut, Nigerian writer Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s TED Talk, “The danger of a single story” has become an integral part of my classroom with its message of not taking a single story as the ultimate truth. Read more...
Photo: Students have the ability to help improve the state of the United States’ education system by volunteering through organizations poised to enfranchise underserved communities through diverse education opportunities. Working with individuals is the only way to eventually create lasting and institutional change. (U.S. Department of Education)
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February 17, 12:17 am
Submission: UCLA UniCamp offers students opportunities to grow, make an impact
From my experience, almost every UCLA student wants to “make a difference.” The more than 1,000 student groups at UCLA exemplify the wide range of passions that creates the energy and excitement that pulses through campus. Read more...
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February 12, 11:21 am
Perfect fit
Perfect fit We fit together like a jigsaw puzzle, with the edges worn from use. Our limbs flowed liquid into each other, filling up space we didn’t know we had. Read more...