UCLA had a stark message for its lecturers last month: you’re expendable, even when you’re needed. The Department of Mathematics announced in April it will change its financial actuarial mathematics program to emphasize the growing role of data science in the field. Read more...
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May 7, 3:12 pm
Editorial: Discrimination against LGBTQ community still looms large at UCLA
UCLA wasn’t very welcoming of the LGBTQ community when the school was founded – and that still looks to be the case today. The latest display of discrimination on campus comes in the form of vandalism. Read more...
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May 4, 10:10 pm
Editorial: Election board continues to fail in upholding integrity of USAC election
This post was updated on May 9 at 4:04 p.m. This year’s Undergraduate Students Association Council Election Board promised to stand behind equitable and fair elections. Read more...
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May 2, 11:20 pm
Editorial: USAC should shift to a senate system to better represent students
UCLA’s undergraduate student government has a penchant for underrepresenting the student body. This year, 39 candidates from various campus communities are trying their hand at the Undergraduate Students Association Council. Read more...
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April 25, 10:56 pm
Editorial: City must proactively tend to hazardous trees endangering Westwood
Three cars. Two apartments. Three years. Upwards of five trees. Westwood has become a battleground between residents and their trees. The latest victims Monday were a pickup truck and station wagon when yet another tree rained down on the Kelton Avenue residential area. Read more...
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April 23, 12:07 pm
2017-2018 USAC Officer Evaluations
Each year, the Daily Bruin evaluates each Undergraduate Students Association Council member’s term in office. This year, The Bruin’s editorial board has taken into consideration four major criteria in the evaluations: council members’ ability to come up with and accomplish meaningful platforms, how well they fulfilled their respective roles beyond their platforms, how well they engaged students typically disengaged with USAC and their commitment to transparency and accountability. Read more...
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April 18, 11:28 pm
Editorial: Westwood community would benefit from proposed pedestrian-only plaza
It’s hard to think of Westwood as a pedestrian’s paradise. With cracked sidewalks, narrow streets and few places to sit down outside storefronts, the neighborhood is more of a passerby hub than a sit-down destination. Read more...