Editorial Cartoon: Halloween season at UCLA

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October 30, 1:02 pm

Editorial Cartoon: Halloween season at UCLA

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October 29, 11:18 pm

Submission: Prop. 10 would prevent housing prices from rising above what students can afford

Many students keep complaining about the increasing costs of tuition and fees, and justifiably so. But when the costs of attending college are broken down, one expensive item on the price tag stands above the rest: housing. Read more...

Opinion, Opinion Columns

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October 29, 11:11 pm

USAC Election Board riddled with political bias risks loss of credibility

When it comes to safeguarding the integrity of our student government elections, the Undergraduate Students Association Council just can’t get it right. In the wake of an explosive controversy in spring over alleged voter coercion, UCLA students doubtlessly expected USAC to institute far-reaching reforms to clean up campus elections. Read more...

Photo: Richard White may be nominated for the undergraduate student government election board chair. Former Undergraduate Students Association Council candidates, however, shouldn’t serve on the board. (Liz Ketcham/Assistant Photo editor)

Editorials, Opinion

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October 28, 10:38 pm

Editorial: UC’s refusal to negotiate with union dismisses well-being of workers, students

Subpar working conditions and perpetual strikes have become a campus norm at the University of California. The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Local 3299, which represents service workers and patient care technicians, has been in contract negotiations for better wages and benefits with the UC for almost two years now. Read more...

Community, Opinion

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October 28, 10:38 pm

Submission: Marshall Tuck’s track record proves him unfit as state superintendent candidate

This post was updated Oct. 29 at 12:30 p.m. Business banker Marshall Tuck is running for California superintendent of public instruction again. He’s backed by ideologically charged billionaires – several of whom supported reactionary measures like 2008’s Proposition 8, which would have banned gay marriage in California. Read more...

Photo: Marshall Tuck’s record shows he is bad for California schools and proves that he is definitely not what California needs in a state superintendent. The state’s voters must elect his opponent Tony Thurmond instead. (Photo courtesy of Andrew Blumenfeld/Wikimedia Creative Commons)