When it comes to consumerism, the ethical standards of UCLA may be higher than those of its own students. In the past two weeks I have written columns exploring UCLA’s licensing agreements and the labor violations behind these licensed apparel companies. The garment industry has a rampant history of worker rights infringements – incidents that […]
Author Archives: Anastasia Lukianchikov
Lukianchikov: UC should hold licensees responsible to higher ethical standards
The University of California has a listening problem. Last summer, the opportunity to commit UC apparel licensees to more stringent labor codes arose. Instead of doing so, policymakers made a commitment of passive leniency. And what’s worse, individual UCs seem barred from disagreement. The rise and fall of these ethical standards began with a historic […]
Anastasia Lukianchikov: UCLA Athletics must examine brand accountability in apparel deals
UCLA Athletics has a huge decision to make. And it has nothing to do with athletes. In 2017, the licensing contract between Adidas and UCLA Athletics is set to be renewed or terminated. Inevitably, speculations will begin to circulate as to whether UCLA will continue its relationship with Adidas or switch to another competing brand. […]
UCLA serves up food studies minor
Beginning next quarter, UCLA will offer a food studies minor to allow students to explore food distribution and access, among other ways food influences science, history and society. The Undergraduate Council of the Academic Senate approved the interdepartmental minor last Tuesday. The creation of the minor coincides with campus and University of California initiatives that […]
UCLA engineering student helps create new bike helmet technology
Philippe Videau held a single flexible strip of connected triangular pieces in his hands. Seconds ago, the product was an entire bike helmet with an organic frame made of mycelium, a structure found in mushrooms. Videau, a fifth-year aerospace engineering student, said he and fellow project members wanted to create a lighter, less bulky bike […]
Q&A: UCLA doctor talks WHO report, health risks of red meat
The World Health Organization released a report Monday that concluded processed meats are carcinogenic, and found some evidence that red meats are carcinogenic to humans. The Daily Bruin’s Anastasia Lukianchikov spoke with Dr. David Heber, founding director of the UCLA Center for Human Nutrition and professor emeritus of medicine and public health at the David […]