So, you’re starting your journey at UCLA, and it seems like the school you applied to last fall will look nothing like the one you’ll be attending in a couple of months. Read more...
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Opinion, Opinion Columns
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August 18, 10:00 am
Opinion: Virtual setting may allow for more freedom to explore new extracurricular interests
In every disappointment lies opportunity, and it’s no secret that online schooling is a disappointment. With classes set to continue online through the fall, new and old Bruins alike will return to a campus that looks remarkably different from what they imagined. Read more...
Photo: (Emily Dembinski/Illustrations Director) Photo credit: Emily Dembinski
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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August 18, 10:00 am
Opinion: UCLA provides opportunities for students to learn how to push for change
This isn’t a normal time to start at UCLA – and we shouldn’t convince ourselves that it is. While August typically brings back-to-school jitters and the excitement of new possibilities, most of us are stuck at home, watching the world fall apart as our former realities slip further away. Read more...
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Opinion, Opinion Columns
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August 17, 3:55 pm
Opinion: To support undocumented students, UC must divest from companies selling data to ICE
From social media to online shopping, efforts to keep our personal data secure in the modern world might seem futile. But big data companies aren’t just spending billions to collect information for targeted advertising. Read more...
Photo: (Emily Dembinski/Illustrations director)
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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August 13, 4:15 pm
Opinion: New UC president has opportunity to defund UCPD, improve student resources
The saying “out with the old, in with the new” symbolizes the sentiment of moving forward. And with a new president taking over the University of California, we can only hope that forward is truly the direction the UC intends to head. Read more...
Photo: (Center photo courtesy of University of California Office of the President. Clockwise from top left: Photos by Tanmay Shankar/Daily Bruin senior staff, Jintak Han/Daily Bruin senior staff, Lauren Man/Assistant photo editor, Kanishka Mehra/Photo editor, Tanmay Shankar/Daily Bruin senior staff, photo illustration by Emily Dembinski/Illustrations director)
Community, Opinion, Opinion Columns
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August 10, 7:19 pm
In My Words: Pandemic presents a chance to address continued disparities in health care
The COVID-19 pandemic and national demonstrations against the deaths of Black Americans have shed light on the brutal manifestations of systemic racism. Across humanity’s collective history, stories have elevated marginalized voices and breathed life into once broken structures. Read more...
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August 6, 7:56 pm
Opinion: UCLA’s support for students of color must be meaningful, go beyond building names
No one said change comes easy. But at UCLA, change comes painstakingly slow – to the unfortunate detriment of its students. The past few months have borne witness to the protests and reforms of a growing racial justice movement, all amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more...
Photo: UCLA must support students of color by funding on-campus initiatives and resources. Performative acts of showmanship are not enough to address institutional failings. (Justin Jung/Daily Bruin senior staff)