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...
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March 12, 7:27 pm
Editorial: Admissions scandal shows how broken system of American higher education is
The bar for higher education just got a lot higher – or lower, if you have a fortune to spare. Federal prosecutors charged a slew of wealthy parents, college sports administrators, CEOs and celebrities in one of the largest admissions scams ever to come to light. Read more...
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March 10, 10:01 pm
Editorial: Perenially out of touch, Paul Koretz rejects housing projects for nonsensical reasons
A Los Angeles city council member is seeking to exempt California’s largest city from a state law permitting the construction of more housing. His reason: backyards. Read more...
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March 6, 10:02 pm
Editorial: UC ends deal with scientific publisher, moves toward open access to knowledge
Sometimes you have to walk away. The University of California announced last week it is cutting ties with Elsevier, the world’s largest scientific publisher. The University will no longer be paying millions in subscription fees each year to get its campuses access to published work and the ability to share their research. Read more...
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March 3, 10:49 pm
Editorial: USAC’s extraordinary weakness permits election board ineptitude
Students have seen it all: an undergraduate student government blithe to their concerns, an undergraduate student government unaware of their concerns and an undergraduate student government incapable of addressing their concerns. Read more...
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February 27, 10:14 pm
Editorial: Feinstein should not dismiss concerns of changing electorate
It takes a lot of courage to read off your political resume to a group of kids and teenagers. Or maybe just a great deal of hubris. Read more...