Saturday, October 31

Decriminalize homelessness

As a longtime reader of the Daily Bruin, I have always enjoyed reading the Viewpoint section and having the opportunity to have my voice heard. For the past two years, I have volunteered with the UCLA Mobile Clinic program. Read more...


Community Viewpoint: From our Flickr feed

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Photo: Courtesy of BARRON SAWYER/daily bruin flickr UCLA distance runner and redshirt junior Krishna Curry (center) competes in the 800 meter preliminaries during the 2008 Olympic Track Trials. Curry did not advance to the next round.




Letters to the Editor

Converter theft and deterrence easy I’m responding to last week’s Daily Bruin article (“Police arrest suspect in catalytic converter thefts,” Sept. 4) on the arrest of a suspect in the recent catalytic converter thefts. Read more...



New graduate student housing is a poor use of funds

Libraries are closing, majors risk elimination and salaries are being cut. Yet, UCLA administrators are about to embark on an estimated $121 million construction project. UCLA plans to sell $110 million in bonds and tap into UCLA housing reserves accumulated from student housing fees to build new graduate housing. According to Ross Shideler, associate dean of the graduate division, the construction of 504 graduate housing studios is important in garnering new students. Read more...