Los Angeles Police Department officers have done such a poor job of making our streets safer that they are now relying on an algorithm to tell them how to do their jobs. Read more...
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May 2, 10:41 pm
UCLA’s lax vaccination requirements put students at risk for future diseases
UCLA dodged a bullet – or a plague, to be more precise. The university was rocked by news of a measles case last week after a student infected with the disease attended classes in Franz and Boelter halls April 2, 4 and 9. Read more...
Photo: The University of California imposed a policy in 2015 that students should have measles vaccinations, but didn’t enforce it until 2018. The recent measles outbreak near Boelter Hall proves just how dangerous that kind of laxity in enforcement can be. (Daily Bruin file photo)
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May 1, 11:04 pm
UCLA overcharges students for administrative changes, provides insufficient reasons
It seems UCLA has followed Amazon’s trigger-happy, money draining scheme: With a simple mouse click or two, students can incur hundreds in fines. UCLA charges students a multitude of fees for things ranging from health care to dropping classes. Read more...
Photo: UCLA charges students a variety of fees that they’re forced to pay. But if it’s going to insist on fining students, the university should at least convey why these costs exist and what they go toward. (Daily Bruin file photo)
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April 30, 10:10 pm
Convoluted club applications inhibit ability of students to join organizations
When incoming freshmen arrive at UCLA for Bruin Day, they are immediately told there are more than 1,000 clubs they can join. What they aren’t told is they probably won’t get into most of them. Read more...
Photo: Many student clubs employ confusing application processes that deter students from joining. That wouldn’t happen if the SOLE Office took an active role in standardizing club recruitment. (Joe Akira/Daily Bruin staff)
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April 30, 10:08 pm
Arbitrary definitions and quotas are barring businesses that would boom in Westwood
Westwood’s casual drinkers can rest easy: Their new choices for a relaxed, inviting destination are a rowdy tavern and a bar that blasts music from the early 2000s. Read more...
Photo: (Kycle Icban/Daily Bruin)
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April 29, 10:55 pm
Updating traditional Western canon could support a more holistic view of humanities
“Stand on the shoulders of giants,” they say. If only those shoulders weren’t always attached to dead white men. The Western canon – which is the basis for a range of humanities courses – refers to a collection of vital works throughout history. Read more...
Photo: The Western canon, a collection of classical works that forms of the basis of the humanities, is mostly the product of dead, white, European men. It’s time UCLA diversified its teachings. (Daily Bruin file photo)
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April 29, 10:52 pm
Poor correlation between course load and unit count causes confusion among students
UCLA is a place where numbers don’t work outside of a math class. It’s a place where four equals seven and five equals three. When it comes to course units, that is. Read more...