It’s hard to know how to react to someone who equates being amused over communist protesters with being amused over black people getting lynched. But this is the exact comparison Tala Deloria draws in submission to the Daily Bruin in response to my article, where I argued UCLA’s Revolution Club engaged in protests against the police due to their inflated self-image and to fulfill their emotional needs. Read more...

Photo: The Revolution Club advocates for a communist society and often holds protests and strikes. They follow the philosophy of Revolutionary Communist Party chairman Bob Avakian and seek to address the shortcomings of previous communistic societies. (Ken Shin/Daily Bruin)

I was sitting at Union Station at 6:30 in the morning, waiting for my train to arrive at the platform. Although I was busy reading on my phone, I noticed a man take a seat beside me. Read more...

Photo: (Shelby Chan/Daily Bruin)

The now-infamous photo depicting three members of Bruin Republicans’ leadership smiling and clutching unapologetically transphobic­­ signs has made viral rounds on the internet. These students’ words are reprehensible hate speech: “Get your agenda out of my restroom,” “There are only two genders” and “Transgenderism is a mental disorder.” They did damage that affects an already silenced community, contributing to a toxic campus climate that puts both students’ physical safety and emotional well-being in jeopardy. Read more...

Photo: (Kelly Brennan/Daily Bruin senior staff)

The University of California medical system is falling short when it comes to mental health resources for medical students; it’s not taking care of its own caretakers. Read more...

Photo: Devin Le/Daily Bruin

You’re not a true Bruin if half your friends weren’t pre-med students when they started at UCLA, only to realize it wasn’t for them. But for those that do make it, medical school represents another beast altogether. Read more...

Photo: (Courtney Tran/Daily Bruin)