When I sat down to write my first column on sexual assault for the Daily Bruin nearly two years ago, I felt like I didn’t have enough material. Read more...
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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January 29, 12:00 am
Alexandra Tashman: Progress made in sexual assault discussion
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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January 29, 12:00 am
Chloe Lew: Undergraduate Student Initiated Education needs more publicity
Sitting in lecture it’s easy to daydream about teaching your own course in something more interesting. But few students on campus actually know about Undergraduate Student Initiated Education. Read more...
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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January 28, 12:31 am
Zoey Freedman: Small steps could promote sustainability on UCLA’s Hill
The Instagram posts of cloudless winter days and beach excursions in January coming from UCLA students have made the pristine climate in Los Angeles a cliche on social media. Read more...
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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January 27, 12:09 am
Natalie Delgadillo: PLUS loans detract from the real problem of education costs
When I graduate next year, I’ll be in a pretty typical position for a recent graduate: hoping to find employment with my liberal arts degree in hand and the weight of my student loan debt on my back. Read more...
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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January 24, 12:00 am
Maia Ferdman: Students should actively seek to improve Westwood-UCLA relationship
Though UCLA students call Westwood their home, they might not know about, much less participate in, the multiple organizations working to improve the Westwood community. Whether students know it or not, Westwood is home to a number of entities whose sole purpose is to improve the safety, attractiveness and business of our neighborhood. Read more...
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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January 23, 12:31 pm
Ryan Nelson: Students should support efforts to curb NSA surveillance
They see you when you’re sleeping. They know when you’re awake. And boy, do they know if you’ve been bad or good. For our friends at the National Security Agency, it’s just all in a day’s work. Read more...
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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January 22, 12:13 am
Katie Shepherd: EVP Office support for Prop. 13 reform misguided
“Simply put, California is broke.” The statement, pulled directly from an event page on Facebook put up by the Undergraduate Students Association Council’s External Vice President Office, offers a sweeping explanation for the University of California’s inflated tuition rates. Read more...
Photo: Members of Fund the UC protest a UC Board of Regents meeting outside the James West Alumni Center in November, 2011, asking the regents to endorse a plan that would modify Proposition 13.