Editor’s note: The following is an open letter from several student groups to UCLA Chancellor Gene Block, responding to an email he sent to the campus community on May 16. Read more...
Community
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May 18, 11:04 pm
Submission: Chancellor’s email on civil discourse problematic
Community, Opinion
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May 14, 12:00 am
Submission: Ethics statement contains double standard
Over the past several weeks, we have witnessed the emergence of a troubling double standard targeting Jewish and pro-Israel students and organizations. While cloaked in the language of “ethics,” “marginalization” and “human rights,” this initiative is actually about denying our narrative and represents a frontal assault on dialogue, education and constitutionally protected rights. Read more...
Community, Opinion
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May 7, 4:40 pm
Submission: Transfer students deserve official representation in USAC
When people first hear that transfer students make up one third of the students at UCLA, according to Transfer Student Support, they are usually quite surprised. Read more...
Community, Opinion
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May 6, 12:10 am
Submission: Groups ask USAC candidates to decline sponsored trips
Editor’s note: The following is a statement jointly written and disseminated by the Armenian Students’ Association, Samahang Pilipino, the Afrikan Student Union, Students for Justice in Palestine, the Muslim Student Association and Jewish Voice for Peace. Read more...
Community, Opinion
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May 5, 11:52 pm
Submission: Board’s handling of USAC elections deplorable
As board members of UCLA’s Young Americans for Liberty and Bruin Republicans we represent the voices of libertarians and conservatives on this campus. We can mutually attest to the deplorable handling of this year’s student government elections thus far by both the Election Board and the Undergraduate Students Association Council and thank the Judicial Board for overturning this year’s elections calendar. Read more...
Community, Opinion
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May 2, 12:00 am
Submission: Survey results a first step in furthering online education at UCLA
Recently, the Daily Bruin published an article discussing the lack of initiative for online education. During the 2013-2014 academic year, the Undergraduate Students Association Council Academic Affairs Commission established an online education advisory board aimed at facilitating discussion regarding how online education would impact the academic experience at UCLA. Read more...
Community, Opinion
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May 2, 12:00 am
Submission: USAC’s exclusivity a disservice to the student body it represents
On Tuesday at the Undergraduate Students Association Council endorsement hearings, I walked off stage after giving my opening statement, a surprise to many in the room. Read more...