If you had $100,000 to improve quality of life for students at UCLA, what would you spend it on? Now, imagine if you could get a portion of that $100,000, and all you had to do was apply for it. This is a reality for Bruins. On Jan. 16, Roy Champawat, Associated Student UCLA’s student […]
Author Archives: Arielle Mokhtarzadeh
Submission: Insider Academic Senate appointments perpetuate USAC bureaucracy
On Jan. 30, 2018, the Undergraduate Students Association Council’s Academic Affairs Commissioner, Divya Sharma, wrote a submission in the Daily Bruin regarding his appointments to the Academic Senate. His piece defended his commission’s decision to appoint members of its own office, not the general student body, to the senate. What his lofty words and hubris […]
Submission: USAC president condemns council’s change to election code
The Undergraduate Students Association Council president is arguably one of the most privileged and influential student positions at UCLA, given its access, platform and resources. The president, however, is limited in their power: They can only vote in the event of a tie on any council measure. At first, I did not believe this to […]
Submission: Focus on student engagement, transparency vital for success of USAC
Leadership without purpose is without vision. Allow me to share mine. My name is Arielle Yael Mokhtarzadeh. I am a third-year communication studies student with a double minor in public affairs and Israel studies. I have the honor and privilege of serving as your Undergraduate Students Association Council president for the 2017-18 academic year. I […]
Letter to the Editor: Flyers targeting SJP do not represent values of Jewish Bruins
To the members of our UCLA Community, We, the undersigned, represent a diverse cross-section of Jewish leadership, identities and experiences across this campus. It has been brought to our attention that on Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2016, the David Horowitz Freedom Center posted flyers around our campus targeting members of Students for Justice in Palestine, UCLA […]
Submission: Bigoted Facebook posts are most recent examples of anti-Semitism at UC
On Dec.16, 2015, Vice Chancellor Janina Montero released an email in reference to anti-Semitic Facebook posts shared by a member of our community. While I applaud Vice Chancellor Montero for condemning the hateful rhetoric, the email – without context or explanation – was inadequate. Individuals at UCLA have long accused the Jewish community of having […]
Submission: Regents must condemn anti-Semitism to ensure safety of Jewish identity
Editor’s Note: The following is an open letter to the University of California Board of Regents that represents the opinion of 83 different affiliated student groups and organizations throughout the UC. It was submitted to the Daily Bruin by Arielle Mokhtarzadeh, a undergraduate representative of the Associated Students UCLA Board of Directors and the vice […]