This post was updated Feb. 2 at 12:01 p.m. Editor’s note: Editorials are intended to serve as the jumping-off point, not the conclusion, to discussion. As part of the Daily Bruin’s commitment to its readers, the board hopes to present a responsible and clear analysis of relevant events and news items affecting the lives of those we serve, but our editorials are not representative of the Daily Bruin’s views on issues as a whole. Read more...
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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January 30, 11:42 pm
404 Not Found: Challenging loneliness, finding personal meaning in research
“404 Not Found” is a series by Ashley Leung, an Opinion columnist studying education studies and English. These columns will explore personal experiences of students and professors who have juggled the triumphs and frustrations of academic research. Read more...
Photo: (Maleeha Zaman/Daily Bruin)
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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January 30, 11:21 pm
Opinion: UCLA must investigate holdings for ties to Uyghur genocide
As the Uyghur genocide continues to unfold, our institutions don’t deserve the benefit of the doubt. The Uyghurs are a predominantly Muslim ethnic minority that live in the autonomous region of Xinjiang. Read more...
Photo: A pile of dollar bills lie next to a pair of glasses. UCLA must investigate its endowment for possible links to the genocide and multiple human rights abuses of China’s Uyghur population. If any ties are found, the university must divest. (Joseph Jimenez/Daily Bruin)
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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January 26, 6:00 pm
Opinion: UCLA must provide more halal dining options for Muslim students
Five thousand, two hundred and forty-four dollars: the amount listed on my BruinBill for 14 meals a week, down the drain. There’s chicken, beef, pork, lamb, you name it, but only one or two dishes that are labeled halal. Read more...
Photo: Empty chairs and tables at Epicuria dining hall. To foster a more inclusive environment, UCLA must expand its list of halal food options. (Noah Danesh/Daily Bruin)
Community, Opinion
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January 24, 4:58 pm
Op-ed: TFT must implement casting reform to better on-stage representation of disability
Growing up as a disabled person knowing no other disabled people, I looked to my local children’s theater group as a refuge. This was my community – an accepting, inclusive, artistic one that didn’t care that I was disabled. Read more...
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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January 24, 2:08 pm
Opinion: UCLA must better communicate housing policies amid return to campus
In the midst of another massive spike in COVID-19 cases, UCLA somehow expects students to return to in-person instruction in one week. After UCLA’s first in-person quarter in more than a year, the university sent an email Dec. Read more...
Photo: The outside window of a dorm room. UCLA needs to be better prepared for the return of students to on-campus housing, beginning with a clearer communication of policies. (Kanishka Mehra/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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January 23, 9:11 pm
Opinion: President Joe Biden must fulfill promise to forgive federal student loans
A president who doesn’t keep their promise to right past wrongs is no better than the president who created those wrongs. President Joe Biden’s campaign was built on promises to cancel student debt, but one year into his administration, he has announced yet another extension of the debt moratorium that started at the beginning of the pandemic. Read more...
Photo: (Katelyn Dang/Illustrations director)