President Donald Trump said he was saved by God at his inauguration in January. By invoking the divine, Trump further dismantled the already fragile wall separating church and state while simultaneously trying to deify himself. Read more...
Photo: The United States Capitol is pictured. The White House has promoted a new stance on religion since Donald Trump claimed he was saved by God at his Jan. 20 inauguration address at the Capitol. (Myka Fromm/Daily Bruin senior staff)
This post was updated Feb. 17 at 8:35 p.m. “A Point of Order” is a column series created by Kayla Williams that highlights issues within our political climate and how they relate to the UCLA and greater LA communities. Read more...
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This post was updated Feb. 11 at 8:17 p.m. The wreckage and tragedy left behind in the wake of the Palisades, Eaton and surrounding fires in no way felt natural, even given California’s long-wrought past with these destructive forces of nature. Read more...
Photo: The sun shines above flowers and grass on a hiking trail at Will Rogers State Historic Park. (Courtesy of Kirsten Brehmer)
On Wednesday, Jan. 8, I watched as an orange glow miles away grew, smoke clouding the midnight sky outside my dorm window. The wildfires felt distant – a familiar scene growing up in California. Read more...
Photo: Derek Russell Jr. stands in front of the rubble of his family home after it burned down in the Eaton fire. (Courtesy of Derek Russell Jr.)
This post was updated Feb. 6 at 6:57 p.m. Sleep slips away on nights when the Santa Ana winds arrive. The rosebush thorns outside my bedroom window scrape against the glass like claws, and dust storms dangerously dance above my house. Read more...
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This post was updated Feb 4. at 8:33 p.m. College offers many young adults the chance to experience new freedoms. One of these is the freedom that comes with unprecedented access to alcohol. Read more...
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This post was updated Feb. 4 at 8:29 p.m. The first thing we talked about when we got settled in Warsaw was the weather. Defaulting to the ordinary felt easier than internalizing the significance of where we were. Read more...
Photo: An exhibit from the POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews, featuring a group of Jewish intellectuals in Poland, is pictured. (Courtesy of Makenna Kramer)
