Friday, July 4


Common Book Program would benefit from student involvement in selection process

The first time I heard about the Common Book, I was two midterms into week six and finishing an eight-page essay. Suffice it to say, I wanted nothing to do with a novel. Read more...

Photo: This year’s Common Book was marked by controversy and criticism. But the heated feedback shows us something promising: how much potential the book has to promote diversity. (Emily Ng/Daily Bruin)


Groups for inclusion of marginalized communities instead enforce exclusivity

“It’s not my responsibility to teach you, it’s your responsibility to learn.” That’s the motto boasted by many in the LGBTQ groups on campus. The problem is: Who are students expected to learn from? Read more...

Photo: Safe spaces on campus are meant to give marginalized community members a venue to appreciate their identities. These inclusive spaces are, ironically enough, exclusive to their own. (Joe Akira/Daily Bruin staff)




UCLA’s EDI office needs to cement long-term goals, publicize its progress

Avengers: Endgame is coming out April 26. Equity, diversity and inclusion at UCLA: Endgame is nowhere in sight. UCLA’s Office of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion was founded in 2015 to uphold its values of diversity. Read more...

Photo: The Office of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion was created July 1, 2015, to address the damaging findings of the Moreno Report, a document detailing how UCLA is racially discriminatory. The office has tried its best at its job, but has forgotten a key constituency: students. (Axel Lopez/Assistant Photo editor)