Plastic waste is a tax on the earth – and people’s budgets. That’s the stance California took in August when lawmakers voted to make the state the first to restrict the distribution of plastic straws. Read more...
Photo: (Claire Sun/Daily Bruin)
Cartoons, Opinion
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September 3, 5:56 pm
Editorial Cartoon: The Strathmore way of doing things
Photo: (Andrea Grigsby/Daily Bruin)
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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August 27, 12:11 am
Ani Gasparyan: Crisis pregnancy centers restrict reproductive rights, endanger women’s health
Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination to the Supreme Court of the United States left many afraid of the danger his confirmation would pose to reproductive rights in America. Read more...
Photo: The Supreme Court ruled that the California Freedom, Accountability, Comprehensive Care and Transparency Act violates the First Amendment. But this isn’t an issue of freedom of speech, it’s an issue of protecting reproductive health. (Amy Dixon/Photo editor)
Editorials, Opinion
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August 24, 2:47 pm
Editorial: UCLA must ban Greek life houses that perpetuate sexual assault and harassment
Alcohol maketh the abuser. That’s the scapegoat UCLA and its Interfraternity Council have been blaming for years. Here’s a more accurate explanation: A system of oppression keepeth the abusers. Read more...
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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August 19, 11:11 pm
Avvalzameer Bhatia: UCLA should offer vacant air conditioned rooms to summer school students
Picture this: it’s nearly 100 degrees Fahrenheit and you’re trudging down Bruin Plaza, hoping for some shade. You manage to get up Bruin Walk without melting into a pile of jelly and then suffer all the way up Hedrick Summit, hoping to escape the heat by getting into your dorm after an exhausting day of summer classes. Read more...
Photo: (Juliette Le Saint/Daily Bruin)
Editorials, Opinion
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August 19, 11:10 pm
Editorial: UC should divest from companies linked with immigration crisis
President Donald Trump’s turbulent administration hit rock bottom following revelations that the federal government was separating families of asylum-seekers at the border. Among the list of offenses: caging children, coercing non-English speakers into signing esoteric forms and traumatizing minors seeking a place in this country. Read more...
Community, Opinion
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August 19, 11:09 pm
Submission: UCLA’s fundraising success will not benefit students, workers
UCLA celebrated the early fulfillment of The Centennial Campaign for UCLA’s fundraising goal July 25. More than $4 billion has been raised from private sources since 2014, and the university will continue its fundraising campaign through 2019. Read more...