Money buys you a lot of things at UCLA – lately even your integrity. The college admissions scandal has refused to wash away from the news cycle. Read more...
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April 8, 10:41 pm
2019 GSA candidate endorsement: JP Santos for vice president of external affairs
The North and South Campus divide isn’t just an undergraduate phenomenon – it rocks the Graduate Students Association too. In a big way, actually. Student participation in the association from the Court of Sciences is beyond dismal – that title is already granted to the abysmal turnout and engagement GSA has gotten in recent years. Read more...
Photo: (Kristie-Valerie Hoang/Daily Bruin senior staff)
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April 8, 10:37 pm
2019 GSA candidate endorsement: Zak Fisher for president
An untenable housing balloon. An administration intent on raising student fees. A counseling center with precipitous staff turnover. A campus bereft of child care facilities for most student parents. Read more...
Photo: (Liz Ketcham/Assistant Photo editor)
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April 7, 10:30 pm
Editorial: UCLA’s stonewalling of records requests toes line of illegality
UCLA is in the crosshairs of yet another lawsuit – something it could have avoided if only it had known the meaning of the word “promptly.” The Foundation for Individual Rights in Education, a nonprofit that advocates for free speech rights at colleges, filed a lawsuit in March against UCLA to force it to comply with a records request. Read more...
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April 3, 11:55 pm
Editorial: UCLA’s quarter system sacrifices student learning, career opportunities
The age-old debate is back: three dead sprints to the finish or two long endurance runs? Chancellor Gene Block, in a surprisingly casual comment during a meeting winter quarter with the the Bruin’s editorial board, indicated he supports removing the quarter system and replacing it with semesters. Read more...
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March 31, 10:26 pm
Editorial: UCLA must transparently fix systemic problems in admissions process
You know things have gone terribly wrong when even the U.S. Department of Education is investigating you. And the past 20 days have been pretty terrible for UCLA. Read more...
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March 17, 10:45 pm
Editorial: UCLA administrators are out of touch with mental health services’ limitations
What is UCLA doing to address its mental health crisis? When the Daily Bruin Editorial Board met with UCLA’s chancellors and vice chancellors, it sought a straightforward answer to that pressing question. Read more...