Community, Opinion
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February 9, 1:44 pm
Op-ed: UCLA continues to disregard student safety following school threat
Last week, we endured what many of us fear the most: the threat of a mass shooting on a college campus. Many of us grew up hearing about the Las Vegas massacre, the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School and the tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary School – each bringing their own feelings of horror and sorrow at the lives that were lost without cause. Read more...
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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February 6, 9:23 pm
Opinion: FDA should reevaluate restrictions on blood donation from LGBTQ+ individuals
One blood donation can save up to three lives. So how many lives are claimed by discriminatory donor guidelines? In the United States, men who have sex with men, or MSM, are restricted from donating blood unless they abstain from sex for three months. Read more...
Photo: A microscope sits in front of a screen of red blood cells. The restrictions placed on men who have sex with men from donating blood are discriminatory and put public health at risk amid the current blood shortage. (Chelsea Westman/Daily Bruin staff)