Editor’s note: The author of this op-ed used the term “land of Israel/Palestine” to reflect her personal views. It has been almost eight years since the Undergraduate Students Association Council passed a resolution echoing the language and calls of the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions movement toward Israel. Read more...
Community, Opinion
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April 13, 10:17 pm
Op-ed: UCLA must remove hurdles preventing UC SHIP beneficiaries from receiving care
One of the most generous perks of being affiliated with UCLA is your student health care plan. Unfortunately, if you are a UCLA student who is married, your partner is in for quite a surprise. Read more...
Editorials, Opinion
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April 13, 10:17 pm
Editorial: UCLA’s historic housing guarantee needs to be extended to graduate students
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...
Community, Opinion
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April 8, 11:05 pm
Op-ed: Increasing polarization in French elections has consequences for US politics
Something is rotten in the state of France. Presidential elections are scheduled for Sunday, and given that no single candidate will obtain more than 50% of the vote on that date, there will be a run-off election two weeks later between the two leading candidates. Read more...
Editorials, Opinion
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April 6, 10:02 pm
2022 GSA Elections: Daily Bruin Editorial Board candidate endorsements
This post was updated April 7 at 12:41 a.m. Voting for Graduate Students Association elections has begun. The GSA is a body of elected student leaders who advocate for the well-being of graduate and professional students at UCLA. Read more...
Photo: The Editorial Board endorses Donald Zelaya (top left) for Graduate Students Association president, Adejah Taylor (top right) for GSA vice president of Internal Affairs, Ernesto Arciniega (bottom left) for GSA vice president of External Affairs, and Candace Wang (bottom right) for GSA vice president of Academic Affairs. (Courtesy of GSA Elections Board)
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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April 5, 4:00 pm
Opinion: UCLA must support, protect Asian students amid worsening discrimination
This post was updated April 10 at 8:54 p.m. At a university nationally praised for its leadership in social and progressive realms, passively reacting to the threat of racially motivated violence should not be allowed. Read more...
Photo: (Isabella Lee/Daily Bruin)
Community, Opinion
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April 3, 8:45 pm
Op-ed: Health care sector requires better environmental approach amid climate crisis
“I should recycle this.” This is a recurring thought I have when cleaning the patient rooms in the clinic I joined this year. It doesn’t have a recycling system, which means the recyclable boxes I collect become trash. Read more...