Editorial: USAC councilmembers’ sudden stipend increase unfair to students

Two years ago, the Undergraduate Students Association Council passed a bylaw amendment officially tying its stipends to the minimum wage, a move that was designed primarily to provide students with financial hardships the ability to apply to and serve at the council table. Now, however, increased USAC stipends are coming at the cost of an […]

Editorial: Charleston shooting forces students to look at on-campus racism

In 1963, the Ku Klux Klan detonated a bomb in a church in Birmingham, Ala., killing four black girls. The attack was a national tragedy that held a mirror up to America, revealing an ugly truth that spurred public support for the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 less than a year later. […]

Editorial: UCLA should take responsibility for natural disaster preparedness

“San Andreas” came crashing into theaters last week as a multimillion dollar PSA of Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson’s questionable acting skills and how woefully unprepared we are for a catastrophic temblor, even on UCLA’s campus. And while the images in “San Andreas” of collapsing skyscrapers and a tsunami smashing into the Golden Gate Bridge are […]

Editorial: UCLA Faculty Center election fails to follow democratic process

The UCLA Faculty Center finishes its annual Board of Governors election this month. However, given the fact that the center has decided not to allow anyone to oppose the incumbents for the top executive positions, this board has felt compelled to ask: Why call this an election at all? In order to force this consistency, […]

Editorial: ASUCLA’s Board of Directors should not waste resources on new staircase

At its meeting Friday, the Associated Students UCLA Board of Directors could allocate a hefty sum of student fees to a wasteful and ultimately unnecessary renovation to an Ackerman Union staircase. Additionally, the association’s five-year plan will not be finalized until the day of the meeting, preventing any meaningful student body input on the board’s […]

Editorial: Westwood Neighborhood Council must recognize rights of the homeless

Los Angeles has one of the highest concentrations of homeless people in the United States, rising 12 percent over the last two years. Westwood community leaders need to take heed of the systemic issues that cause homelessness and treat the approximately 60 neighborhood residents living on the streets as human beings rather than as problems […]

Editorial: Gov. Brown’s budget revision proves positive compromise possible

Positive news about California public university funding is a rarity these days, so Gov. Jerry Brown’s budget revision released Thursday was both a huge surprise and relief. The revision allocates $436 million to University of California’s vastly underfunded pension system over the next three years and 4-percent increases in base funding for the University each […]