Editor’s Note: This submission has previously appeared in The Aggie and The Highlander. It has been edited for Daily Bruin style and reprinted below. As classes resume and we return to campus, reminders of the diversity of our student body are all around us. Read more...

We believe that the constitution of the Undergraduate Students Association Council must be amended to pave the way for a more transparent, accountable and responsible vacancy process. Read more...

On Oct. 7, a coalition of students presented the Bruin Diversity Referendum to the Undergraduate Students Association Council, ultimately garnering approval for the fall special election ballot. Read more...

This school year has begun with increased attention in the Daily Bruin and elsewhere on mental health issues facing students. The safety and well-being of our students is at the very core of our mission at UCLA, and we welcome the opportunity to highlight the care and support options available to any student who may be struggling with a mental health concern. Read more...

While tabling at the Enormous Activities Fair for “All of Us: A Campaign to Rethink Mental Health,” I asked several people what the first thing that came to their mind was when I said “mental health.” Unfortunately, most answers to that question included “disorder,” “disability,” “disease,” “insanity,” “craziness,” “suicide” and “depression.” Most of these responses gave evidence to the fact that mental health is very stigmatized. Read more...