Monday, February 9

Opinion: Visas should not deter international students from studying non-STEM subjects

Being a recent graduate is hard enough. But finding work as an international student can be even harder. To help address that problem, the Optional Practical Training program helps international students gain work experience in the U.S. Read more...

Photo: International students are deterred from humanities and social science majors when STEM students are given longer visa extensions. (Daily Bruin file photo)



Op-ed: Untold stories of urban Indigenous women need to be heard

This post was updated Nov. 29 at 9:45 a.m. The experiences of urban Indigenous communities remain understudied and misunderstood. I want to tell the story about the importance of Indigenous women in postwar Detroit. Read more...

Photo: UCLA assistant professor Kyle Mays shares the story of his great-grandmother Esther Shawboose Mays, a fierce advocate for Indigenous peoples in Detroit. (Courtesy of Kyle Mays. Illustration by Liseth Amaya.)


Q&A: Graduate student researchers are disappointed by UC’s refusal to recognize union

It has been a busy year for student researchers at the University of California. In addition to conducting research and taking care of all of the things that come with life in academia, graduate student researchers have been advocating for a union that would represent 17,000 student researchers across the UC. Read more...

Photo: (Katelyn Dang/Illustrations director)


Editorial: UCLA must do more to support survivors of sexual violence, improve accountability

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...