159 million people watched at least one minute of the entire 2016 NCAA football season. The next year, more than 360 million watched the League of Legends Mid-Season Invitational alone. Read more...
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February 27, 3:09 am
Abhishek Shetty: USAC would benefit from simpler, transparent voting system
In the hysteria and insanity that engulf every year’s undergraduate student government election, one detail goes unnoticed: how big a role a labyrinthine system plays in determining the council’s general representatives. Read more...
Photo: During Undergraduate Students Association Council elections, candidates for general representative positions are elected through a convoluted tabulation system that few students know about. (Daily Bruin file photo)
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February 26, 11:45 am
Keshav Tadimeti: Bruin Republicans desperate for publicity, not politics
On a campus of 44,000, you have to get creative to get people to show up to your club activities. Students rely on everything from dancing to tunes on Bruin Walk to channeling their inner meme expertise on social media to get turnout at their events. Read more...
Photo: Bruin Republicans announced earlier this month that it would be hosting alt-right provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos, later cancelling the event after objections from some of its student leaders. The organisation needs to realize that these kinds of shock tactics are pointless and merely give a platform to and legitimize extremists. (Amy Dixon/Assistant Photo editor)
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February 22, 10:50 pm
Omar Said: Bird’s efforts to respect laws and enhance user safety are not enough
Step aside, Bruin Bear. UCLA has a new contestant for school mascot – the Bird scooter. One night, the community went to sleep peacefully. The next morning, the Birds had appeared in large packs around the neighborhood – a silent mechanical invasion. Read more...
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February 21, 11:04 pm
William Bleveans: State legislature should focus on funding UC, not criticizing it
Pay no attention to the funding crisis behind the curtain. That’s the message California lawmakers are trying to send by relentlessly criticizing the University of California Office of the President for allegedly mishandling funds. Read more...
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February 20, 10:24 pm
Scott Bays: UCLA Extension’s costly failures demand greater university oversight
What do iPads affixed to Segways, declining revenue and a boss that seemingly takes after “The Office’s” Michael Scott have in common? Apparently, it’s UCLA Extension. Read more...
Photo: UCLA Extension plans to lay off a quarter of its workforce following lower than expected revenues. Such a step, however, should be a last resort. Instead UCLA should step in and remove any wasteful spending from Extension’s budget. (MacKenzie Coffman/Daily Bruin)
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February 20, 12:26 am
Ani Gasparyan: UCLA Safe Ride suffers from both technical, advertising issues
You would expect administration at the university that created the internet to offer only the best digital services to its students. But the mobile app for UCLA’s evening transportation service glitches often and can’t even provide users with an accurate estimated time of arrival for their rides. Read more...
Photo: (Isabella Clark, Graphics editor)