Throwback Thursdays are our chance to reflect on past events on or near campus and relate them to the present day. Each week, we showcase and analyze an old article from the Daily Bruin archives in an effort to chronicle the campus’ history. It’s easy to take for granted the Daily Bruin’s independence as a […]
Author Archives: Abhishek Shetty
Throwback Thursday: Locals pour wine in Westwood streets, protest French aversion to Iraq War
Throwback Thursdays are our chance to reflect on past events on or near campus and relate them to the present day. Each week, we showcase and analyze an old article from the Daily Bruin archives in an effort to chronicle the campus’ history. If you’ve ever felt stupid, look on the bright side: At least […]
Throwback Thursday: UC demands employees, faculty members sign loyalty oath against communism
Throwback Thursdays are our chance to reflect on past events on or near campus and relate them to the present day. Each week, we showcase and analyze an old article from the Daily Bruin archives in an effort to chronicle the campus’ history. Employees of the University of California have to sign a state oath […]
Abhishek Shetty: USAC would benefit from simpler, transparent voting system
In the hysteria and insanity that engulf every year’s undergraduate student government election, one detail goes unnoticed: how big a role a labyrinthine system plays in determining the council’s general representatives. The Undergraduate Students Association Council completed appointments to the Election Board in January. The board has expressed the intention to increase the accessibility of […]
Throwback Thursday: Albert Einstein gives lecture on gravity, electric fields at Royce Hall
Throwback Thursdays are our chance to reflect on past events on or near campus and relate them to the present day. Each week, we showcase and analyze an old article from the Daily Bruin archives in an effort to chronicle the campus’ history. The second day of the quarter is usually checkered with uneventful happenings: […]
Abhishek Shetty: USAC’s votes on funding allocation require informed decision-making
There’s a proposal on the table to allocate $74,500. A member of the table comes forth with a suggestion: Why don’t we round that up to $100,000? As unbelievable as it sounds, this is an excerpt from a council meeting of our beyond-parody undergraduate student government. Last week, the Undergraduate Students Association Council discussed how […]
Throwback Thursday: Regents fire UC president, UCLA students dissent
University of California President Janet Napolitano’s job is safe for now, even after calls for her resignation last year. But 51 years ago, one UC president wasn’t so lucky with California politics. On January 20, 1967, the UC Board of Regents voted 14 to 8 to fire then-UC President Clark Kerr. Regents’ reasons for voting […]