Friday, June 27

Natalie Delgadillo: UCLA should be upfront, create uniform policy on mental health issues

Next week is mental health awareness week. As universities across the country are navigating a series of crises regarding mental health and higher education – including a loss of funding for mental health resources due to the expiration of Proposition 63 in California and nationwide debate about involuntary psychiatric withdrawal policies – UCLA student government offices will hold a number of events next week that foster an ongoing conversation about mental health. Read more...

Photo: Annie Chan/Daily Bruin



Zoey Freedman: Steep ticketing meant to protect students walking in dismount zones

Bruin Walk has become less of a walk and more of a traffic lane with the current number of bicyclists and skateboarders. University police started handing out $200 tickets to people riding their bicycles, scooters and skateboards in the designated dismount zone, which lies between the De Neve crosswalk and the stairs of Kerckhoff Hall. Read more...

Photo: (Kimberly Ann Striegel/Daily Bruin)



Aram Ghoogasian: Diversity requirement’s success hinges on community

Decades of student advocacy came to fruition Friday morning when the results were finally announced after weeks of hype. The diversity requirement proposal passed with a 332-303 vote. Read more...

Photo: M. Belinda Tucker, co-chair of the College Diversity Initiative Committee and the vice provost of the UCLA Institute of American Cultures, speaks to students at a rally held on Oct. 22 to support the diversity requirement proposal, which passed on Friday. (Kelsey Kong/Daily Bruin senior staff)



Sandra Fluke

This board endorses Sandra Fluke for State Senate for her concrete platforms that emphasize social justice. Though Fluke is new to the 26th district, we believe she will bring a much needed, fresh perspective to the Senate. Read more...



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