Multiple instances of egregious rule-breaking done during the last week’s Undergraduate Students Association Council election have shown there is a serious need for another reform to the election code. Read more...
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May 12, 12:07 am
Editorial: USAC election code should be reformed to ensure fairness in future
Editorials, Opinion
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May 9, 1:28 am
Editorial: Thank you, UCLA
Thank you, UCLA. Nearly 6,800 students voted last week to pass a referendum that will ensure the long-term survival of UCLA’s student media, including the Daily Bruin. Read more...
Photo: (Kelly Brennan/Illustrations director)
Editorials, Opinion
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May 6, 8:22 pm
Editorial: USAC Election Board must disqualify Social Justice Referendum
Editor’s note: The referenda on the USAC ballot did not directly compete with one another, but in the interest of full transparency, we believe it is worth noting one of the referenda on this year’s ballot directly benefitted the Daily Bruin financially. Read more...
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May 5, 1:14 am
Editorial: USAC Judicial Board shouldn’t rule in favor of Social Justice Referendum
Update: The Undergraduate Students Association Council Judicial Board ruled in favor of the Election Board Thursday morning. The referendum process has long been an attempt at direct democracy. Read more...
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April 24, 10:44 pm
Editorial: UC must hold faculty accused of sexual assault as culpable as students
University of California President Janet Napolitano promised to implement several policy changes to address the shortcomings of the University’s Title IX procedure in regard to complaints filed involving faculty. Read more...
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April 21, 12:00 am
Editorial: Metro must involve Westside residents in discussion plans
The Los Angeles County Metro is investing billions of dollars building rail that connects Westwood to the rest of the region, but unless it also invests in community feedback, its money might not be well spent. Read more...
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April 18, 12:25 pm
Editorial: USAC should loosen Election Code restrictions on online campaigning
The first signs of an impending student government election are the high-resolution photos of candidates accompanied by long-winded captions on social media. However, these monologues don’t explicitly state that the people posting them are actually running in the election. Read more...