Arthur Wang: UCLA’s lack of cultural sensitivity led to ‘Kanye Western’ themed raid

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October 12, 1:51 am

Arthur Wang: UCLA’s lack of cultural sensitivity led to ‘Kanye Western’ themed raid

Black students at UCLA were greeted with several True Bruin Welcomes last week, and some were truer than others. Congratulation and condemnation coalesced last week when the Black Bruin Welcome Week collided with Sigma Phi Epsilon and Alpha Phi’s “Kanye Western” party, which treated black culture as accessory and reminded black students that some members of the campus community are more interested in black cultural practices than their unique experiences. Read more...

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October 8, 12:30 am

Julia McCarthy: UCLA must push for survey to gauge attitudes toward sexual assault

Statistics matter. Statistics keep us informed. Statistics allow me to go swimming in the ocean knowing that I only have a roughly one in two to three million chance of getting killed by a shark. Read more...

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October 7, 3:04 am

Aram Ghoogasian: Social history education, textbook reform need to start before college

There is perhaps no greater buzzword on college campuses than “diversity.” At UCLA, students often talk about the importance of a diversified curriculum, especially in the social sciences, and the impact it could have on the student population. Read more...

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October 6, 6:40 am

Shani Shahmoon: Peer support network would alleviate demand for counseling services

The transition into college is difficult for most, if not all, students. It can be harder though when you have no one to talk to. UCLA’s Counseling and Psychological Services is the main resource students have in respect to mental health services. Read more...

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October 5, 9:37 am

Casey Kovarik: LA should utilize UCLA’s resources to improve environmental standards

When compared to the city in which it resides, UCLA is a heaven for environmentally friendly construction. But with a little bit of collaboration we can use the knowledge from one of the best research universities in the world to help improve its community as well. Read more...

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October 2, 2:11 am

Yiwei Sun: Class enrollment system should better account for substitute credit

Since summer, I have made phone calls, written emails and frequently commuted from my apartment to campus trying to enroll in Life Sciences 2: “Cells, Tissues, and Organs.” Signing up for a class shouldn’t be this difficult. Read more...

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October 1, 1:54 am

Kevin Truong: Offensive statements should not be shut down, but start conversations

Students at Wesleyan University, the prototypical liberal arts college tucked away in a quaint small town, are raging against their student newspaper, sending angry letters and calling for mass boycotts. Read more...

Photo: Student activists at Wesleyan University sent angry letters calling for the student government to defund The Wesleyan Argus, the university’s student newspaper, after the publication ran a op-ed criticizing the Black Lives Matter movement. (Creative Commons Photo by OZinOH via Flickr)

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