Approximately 2.7 million Americans changed their profile pictures last week to some variation of the Human Rights Campaign’s red equal sign in support of same-sex marriage, according to estimates from Facebook. Read more...
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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April 3, 12:59 am
Alexandra Tashman: LGBT issues not limited to marriage equality
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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April 2, 12:00 am
Maia Ferdman: UC divestment should be independent of US policy
When it comes to the Israel-Palestine conflict, it seems that time runs in a loop. Read more...
Photo: Top: Students hold a banner advocating UC divestment from South Africa at UCLA’s commencement ceremony in June 1986. UC police later confiscated the banner.
Bottom: Los Angeles Mayor Tom Bradley and U.S. Senator Alan Cranston joined student protestors at a Westwood Plaza press conference outside the UC Board of Regents meeting to denounce South African apartheid in 1986.
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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March 19, 12:00 am
Katie Shepherd: UNITE committee needs constitution, specific goals
With several incidents of hate crime and slurs against various campus communities occurring in the past couple years, campus climate has become a major topic of discussion for students at UCLA. Read more...
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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March 19, 12:00 am
Maia Ferdman: State senate’s online education bill lacks universities’ input
Scrolling down the list of General Education courses on the UCLA Registrar’s Office’s website during enrollment, one is likely to find that many are already “closed.” Often, limited enrollment opportunities are a prominent indicator of budgetary constraints. Read more...
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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March 14, 12:10 am
Eitan Arom: Alternative breaks offer transformative experiences for students
I’m not particularly good at laying bricks. Yet about a year ago, over spring break, I found myself doing just that for a non-governmental farmer-support organization in rural Nicaragua with 10 other UCLA students – none of whom were any more adept than myself at masonry. Read more...
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Opinion, Opinion Columns
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March 10, 11:22 pm
Hayden Padgett: UC needs to consider support from federal government
This August, Mark Yudof will step down from his position as president of the University of California. Read more...
Community, Opinion, Opinion Columns
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March 10, 12:01 am
Submission: Tobacco-free policy to make campus healthier
UCLA’s tobacco-free policy isn’t about restricting individual choice. It’s about saving lives. Read more...