Step one for creating a payroll system: make sure it works. That’s where we seemed to have lost the University of California. After four years of delays and mishaps, you would be forgiven for thinking the worst was over for the UC Payroll, Academic Personnel, Timekeeping and Human Resources. Read more...
Opinion, Podcasts
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November 16, 5:02 pm
No Offense, But: Conferences and cop scooters
“No Offense, But” is back in your podcast feeds for the year! Join Opinion editor Keshav Tadimeti and Opinion columnists Abhishek Shetty and Chris Busco as they examine the biggest events of the midquarter: the annual National Students for Justice in Pales- tine conference and a viral video of UCPD face-planting from its scooters. Read more...
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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November 15, 10:59 pm
You See LA Abroad: Study abroad stress could be mitigated by advice from returning students
Mariah Furtek is a staff columnist studying abroad in London until winter quarter. In this column series, she analyzes UCLA’s study abroad program and examines from afar how Bruins live in their beloved Los Angeles. Read more...
Photo: (Jessica Lam/Daily Bruin)
Editorials, Opinion
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November 15, 10:51 pm
Editorial: USAC’s lack of transparency creates dangerous precedent
“Early Wednesday morning, leaders of the undergraduate student government made a decision to deny hundreds of assembled community members basic information necessary in assessing their student government.” That’s what the Daily Bruin Editorial Board wrote in 2014 after that year’s Undergraduate Students Association Council used a secret ballot to cast a vote on a resolution about divesting from companies that profit from Israeli occupation of the Palestinian territories. Read more...
Cartoons, Opinion
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November 14, 9:57 pm
Editorial Cartoon: The True Bruin reality check
Photo: (Mariam Arutyunyan/Daily Bruin)
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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November 13, 11:59 pm
Women in politics face constant sexist attacks, proving progress is only partial
The 2018 midterm elections made significant strides for the Democratic Party. But the same can’t be said for women in politics. A record number of women ran this year and won seats in Congress. Read more...
Community, Opinion
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November 13, 10:44 pm
Submission: Free speech should not give hateful dialogue on campus a pass
“Hate speech is free speech.” As a sophomore who was just getting acquainted with systems of authority at UCLA, this sobering truth sounded like an admission that we can’t do anything about hate speech on campus. Read more...