This post was updated Jan. 6 at 7:53 p.m. Strikes at UCLA are more than just an inconvenience for students. The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Local 3299 went on strike in November after UCLA failed to negotiate a fair contractual agreement with its members. Read more...
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November 25, 4:13 pm
Opinion: UCLA should limit non-student access to Sunset Recreation pickleball courts
This post was updated Dec. 3 at 7:22 p.m. UCLA boasts an impressive 9% acceptance rate. Yet somehow, Sunset Canyon Recreation Center’s pickleball courts’ acceptance rates seem even lower. Read more...
Photo: Sunset Canyon Recreation Center is pictured. Columnist Copeland Williams argues that UCLA Recreation should limit non-students’ access to these facilities to reduce overcrowding. (Selin Filiz/Assistant Photo editor)
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November 24, 12:05 pm
Opinion: Thanksgiving is a loving celebration of the people, places we call home
This post was updated Nov. 30 at 6:54 p.m. I never thought Thanksgiving would be my favorite holiday. For years, the November celebration was a dreaded occasion. Read more...
Photo: (Polina van Hulsen/Daily Bruin)
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November 21, 1:58 pm
Opinion: UCPD is using less-than-lethal munitions to ‘frighten students into conformity’
This post was updated Nov. 30 at 7:05 p.m. A university police department should protect its students, not harm them. But in late September, the UC Board of Regents approved a UCPD request for less-than-lethal munition launchers and sponge rounds. Read more...
Photo: An officer carrying a less-than-lethal weapon on campus is pictured. Columnist Michael Gallagher writes that the approval of UCPD’s request for less-than-lethal munitions marks a dangerous suppression of free speech. (Andrew Ramiro Diaz/Photo editor)
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November 19, 11:07 am
Opinion: Student researchers need to stand up for themselves politically
This post was updated Dec. 3 at 7:15 p.m. The Trump administration’s policies have left a lasting imprint on universities across the country – and UCLA has not been spared. Read more...
Photo: (Amelia Chief/Daily Bruin senior staff)
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November 19, 9:13 am
Op-ed: Changes to UC Regents Tuition Plan threaten accessibility of UC education
This post was updated Nov. 19 at 4:06 p.m. In its November meeting, the UC Board of Regents will be voting to renew the Tuition Stability Plan (or as it was previously titled, the Cohort Tuition Model). Read more...
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November 16, 8:19 pm
Op-ed: Community carries us through chaos amid uncertainty in higher education
This post was updated Nov. 20 at 8:23 p.m. In physics, the three-body problem describes how three planets tugging on one another with gravity slip into chaotic motion. Read more...