Students have seen it all: an undergraduate student government blithe to their concerns, an undergraduate student government unaware of their concerns and an undergraduate student government incapable of addressing their concerns. For the first time in recent history, they have an undergraduate student government too meek to address their concerns. You can imagine how inspiring […]
Author Archives: Editorial Board
Editorial: Feinstein should not dismiss concerns of changing electorate
It takes a lot of courage to read off your political resume to a group of kids and teenagers. Or maybe just a great deal of hubris. That might come as news to Sen. Dianne Feinstein. The internet has been ablaze with a video of Feinstein talking down to a group of schoolchildren seeking her […]
Editorial: USAC’s incompetence exemplified by lack of Academic Senate appointments
This post was updated Feb. 25 at 4:36 p.m. Undergraduate representation in academia could have died by a thousand cuts. This year, though, it took only 20. The Academic Senate is a decision-making machine of academic life at UCLA. Each year, prominent faculty and more than 40 student representatives come together to make decisions on […]
Editorial: Westwood Village must loosen up zoning, increase diversity of shops
We all can admit Westwood Village has a relevancy problem. Empty storefronts lace the streets, and it’s hard to miss the vacancy notices straddling the sidewalk. The Village’s spotty assortment of businesses has made residents look elsewhere for not just their entertainment, but also their food and retail needs. For a long time, Westwood’s stagnation […]
Editorial: Student-athlete facility an unjustified priority given lack of scholarship funds
Chancellor Gene Block was firm when he spoke to the Daily Bruin Editorial Board in December: Raising funds for student scholarships was his top priority for the school year. That priority lasted all of two months. A shiny, three-story, 20,000-square-foot academic facility for student-athletes will be gracing campus following a $15 million donation from alumnus […]
Editorial: Better integrating e-scooters on campus would help reduce emissions
For a campus with a lot of slopes and walkways, UCLA is awfully opposed to the concept of traveling on two wheels. Four wheels are somehow fine, though. The university made national headlines – or rather, Washington Post’s blog’s – when UCLA Transportation reported students called a whopping 11,000 Uber and Lyft rides to and […]
Editorial: Student leaders should keep the powerful in check, not cut them a check
UCLA’s student leaders recently have come under the illusion they’re playing a game of catch with their vested power. The thing is, administrators don’t pass back. The Student Fee Advisory Committee, a body of students, faculty and staff that advises the chancellor on how to allocate tens of thousands of dollars in student fees, rejected […]