Submission: University shows hypocrisy in Rev. Lawson UCLA Medal ceremony

Last week, Chancellor Gene Block awarded Rev. James Lawson our university’s highest honor, the UCLA Medal, for his contributions to nonviolence and social change. The UCLA Medal has been awarded to many people who have, for better or for worse, changed the culture and the political climate we live in. These include novelist Toni Morrison, […]

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. At first glance, this milestone appears to be a positive and necessary approach to addressing the chronic funding […]

Submission: Students must stand with workers, hold UC accountable to stated ideals

This year marks the 150th anniversary of the University of California. UC administrators want us to believe that this milestone marks 150 years of the UC pioneering a better future for its students and workers, 150 years of egalitarianism and inclusion and 150 years as a socio-economic ladder for students and workers. Unfortunately, this narrative […]

Submission: Protests are democratic acts necessary to support rights we value

I hear the concerns that Aaron Julian raised in the Daily Bruin’s Nov. 22 opinion column. He’s right that both political parties have alienated white, working-class Americans by refusing to address their needs. He’s right that progressives have to do more than protest President-elect Donald Trump if we want to reach his voter base and […]