On Thursday morning, hundreds of UCLA students gathered outside Royce Hall with food, water, tents and medical supplies, declaring their encampment in solidarity with Palestine. As this encampment joins other anti-war protests at universities across the nation, UCLA is tasked with upholding the principle of freedom of expression. Read more...
Editorials
Editorials, Opinion
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April 21, 8:29 pm
Editorial: USC’s barring of valedictorian commencement speaker infringes upon free expression
Earning over a 3.98 GPA as a biomedical engineering student is no easy feat. Nor is being selected out of hundreds of academically qualified candidates to be class valedictorian. Read more...
Editorials, Opinion
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April 14, 8:29 pm
Editorial: Legislators must prevent revival of outdated abortion laws after Arizona ruling
It’s difficult to fathom how much the world has changed in 160 years. But it’s even more difficult to fathom why a sect of the American judiciary is trying to drag the state of reproductive rights in this country back to the Civil War era. Read more...
Editorials, Opinion, Uncategorized
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March 10, 9:21 pm
Editorial: The Fowler Museum must continue committing voluntary acts of repatriation
This post was updated March 10 at 9:50 p.m. They marched into the city in the early morning light. Wearing pith helmets and wielding rifles affixed with bayonets, the British colonial soldiers were shocked by what they found. Read more...
Editorials, Opinion
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March 4, 9:33 am
Editorial: UCLA must thoroughly check and monitor ECE employee conduct to ensure safety
Christopher Rodriguez, a former caregiver for UCLA’s Early Child Care and Education Center, was arrested Feb. 21 on charges of sexual battery, willful cruelty to a child and false imprisonment. Read more...
Editorials, Opinion
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February 19, 7:26 pm
Editorial: The UC’s poor bargaining threatens livelihoods of optometrists, care for patients
This post was updated Feb. 19 at 10:28 p.m. On Feb. 6, optometrists at UCLA and across the UC went on a two-day strike, and it is not hard to see why they are fed up. Read more...
Editorials, Opinion
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February 15, 7:47 pm
Editorial: Recent policy change is only a start for UCLA to ensure food security for students
The 2024-2025 academic year will ring in a new era of dining policies after years of UCLA administrative policy around overdue housing charges. For students currently residing on campus, university dining is included within the housing contract, with six different options for meal plans of varying prices. Read more...