While students’ social media feeds are filled with bikini pictures and vacation getaways, there is one group sorely missing out on capturing their attention – student-run UCLA organizations. Read more...

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California has been given the short end of the stick, facing a homelessness issue on top of a global climate change crisis – but a proposed bill will solve neither. Read more...

Photo: Rectifying rising homelessness rates is a sincere priority among the Los Angeles City Council, but it should not come at the cost of bypassing established environmental regulations and standards. LA City Council owes it to the people to find a reasonable solution. (Daily Bruin file photo)

They say the numbers don’t lie. But when you don’t have access to them in the first place, it can be equally difficult to discern the truth. Read more...

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After years of standardized tests to get into UCLA, college students would be justified in thinking they have done their time. Unfortunately, a stellar GPA itself does not bridge the gap between graduate school and student applicants – but don’t worry, there’s yet another test for that. Read more...

Photo: The Graduate Record Examinations is an important standardized test for many undergraduate Bruins hoping to further their careers in higher education. UCLA has many available resources to promote to students in order to effectively facilitate their success on the exam. (Daily Bruin file photo)

It’s not hard to believe a grid of high-speed trains designed to transport people safely, efficiently and inexpensively would be so popular. What’s hard to believe is that Los Angeles is just now catching onto the ways of Manhattan, Boston, Philadelphia, Paris, Chicago, London and San Francisco by completing 28 new metro projects across the city. Read more...

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Most Bruins are blissfully unaware of their student government outside of the fees they pay to sustain it. However, a recent decision made by the Undergraduate Student Association Council calls the use of those fees into question. Read more...

Photo: An Undergraduate Students Association Council meeting in November ruled a change in the allocation process for surplus funds. But, limiting student organizations’ access to these funds will further prevent USAC from establishing a solid working relationship with students and their organizations and would only ostracize them further. (Daily Bruin file photo)

UCLA has a few hundred elevators, washing machines and dryers to fix before it can call the Hill fully functional. Instead, UCLA has decided to drop a few million dollars on making a dining hall more aesthetically pleasing. Read more...

Photo: UCLA Housing announced a planned closure of the Covel Commons Residential Restaurant in the spring in order to renovate the inside of the hall – a $4 million endeavor. Housing cannot ignore faulty dorm facilities in light of growing enrollment and must first prioritize fixing those issues. (Tanmay Shankar/Assistant Photo editor)