That narrative is not only wrong, it’s harmful. In fact, it’s flat-out dangerous. Sexual assault happens all the time, in places that are supposed to be safe, and to people you know and love. Read more...
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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April 10, 3:44 pm
Alexandra Tashman: Insensitive rhetoric invalidates struggles of sexual assault survivors
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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April 10, 12:00 am
Travis Fife: Settings like Deltopia need community, police cooperation
I walked into a bedroom trying to find a friend and instead only found the taste of tear gas. Five minutes earlier, a police officer had shot a can of tear gas into the bedroom where I was staying. Read more...
Photo: Participants of the annual Deltopia block party at UC Santa Barbara run from the police, who used riot tactics, including tear gas and rubber bullets, to disperse the crowd gathered on Del Playa Drive. (Courtesy of Benjamin Pu/Daily Nexus)
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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April 9, 12:41 am
Aram Ghoogasian: USAC members should not participate in external lobbying groups
A free meal could signify a first date or a birthday celebration, but for student government members, it could easily represent a conflict of interest. While members of the Undergraduate Students Association Council are not being treated to steak dinners, a few have accepted expenses-paid trips to the other side of the world. Read more...
Photo: Eitan Arom and Amanda Wong/Daily Bruin senior staff
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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April 7, 12:11 am
Zoey Freedman: Current counseling unhelpful for undeclared students
I came into college as an undeclared student, and as I near the end of my second year, one thing hasn’t changed – I’m still undeclared. Read more...
Photo: Kimberly Striegel/Daily Bruin
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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April 4, 12:00 am
Travis Fife: LA law enforcement must be open about license plate data collection
With the revelation that the National Security Agency, among other federal bodies, is collecting huge amounts of data on American citizens, it’s probably not surprising that Los Angeles County law enforcement agencies have adopted similar tactics. Read more...
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April 3, 12:00 am
Chloe Lew: Standardize UC foreign language reqs across the board
It is difficult to grade someone’s ability to hold a conversation when you have never heard them speak. Yet several University of California campuses look at foreign language education the same way many students look at their least significant classes: “pass” or “no pass.” Although the foreign language requirement is firmly rooted in UCLA’s College of Letters and Science graduation prerequisites, several other UCs allow students to waive the requirement – if there is one at all – with evidence of having passed three years of one foreign languag in high school. Read more...
Photo: Victoria Chang/Daily Bruin
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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April 2, 12:14 am
Alexandra Tashman: Campus climate calls for immediate effort
When one in four members of the UCLA community report experiencing hostile, exclusionary, intimidating or offensive conduct, it becomes necessary to do everything possible to decrease that number. Read more...