It is the university’s responsibility to craft a definition of consent that draws the line between consensual sex and sexual assault as boldly as possible. Though it is no easy task to codify a concept embedded with such emotional complexity, the university must do all it can to eradicate gray areas in its definition of consent. Read more...
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October 31, 1:35 am
Editorial: Code of conduct needs to clarify nonverbal sexual consent
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October 30, 11:16 pm
Editorial: USAC stipend increase burdens student groups, shouldn’t be repeated
The Undergraduate Students Association Council’s decision to almost double its own stipends cost more than just the public’s trust in the ethical judgment of its student representatives. Read more...
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October 28, 2:10 am
Editorial: ‘Affirmative action bake sale’ was in bad taste
The “affirmative action bake sale” hosted Friday on Bruin Walk by Young Americans for Liberty was a crude and offensive stunt. It did nothing but damage the campus conversation on the topic as well as the reputation of the organization. Read more...
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October 23, 11:42 pm
Editorial: UCLA must work to cultivate faculty diversity
The original version of this article contained information that was unclear and has been changed. See the bottom of the article for additional information. A recent independent report commissioned by the UCLA Office of the Chancellor has highlighted serious problems with racial discrimination among the university’s faculty and the inadequacy of current policies to handle such complaints. Read more...
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October 21, 1:54 am
Editorial: UCLA should not profit off the likeness of its athletes
A high-profile legal battle between the NCAA and several plaintiffs to decide if the athletics governing body illegally profited from player likenesses has again raised questions of what defines terms like “amateurism” in college athletics. Read more...
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October 17, 1:35 am
Editorial: Economic disclosure law should be extended to forms filed by researchers
A transparency bill recently signed into law by Gov. Jerry Brown should be expanded in scope to bring greater openness to the University of California. Last week, Brown signed Assembly Bill 409, a measure that authorizes the Fair Political Practices Commission, California’s watchdog agency, to establish a publicly accessible database of economic disclosure forms. Read more...
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October 14, 1:37 am
Editorial: Sage Hill preservation would be small expense to UCLA
Throughout UCLA’s campus, building is the trend. The Meyer and Renee Luskin Conference and Guest Center will soon rise from the rubble of what was Ackerman turnaround and Parking Structure 6 and in soon, building crews are expected to break ground on a $50 million privately funded football facility just west of Spaulding Field. Read more...