Editorial: Recording USAC meetings would be a step toward transparency

At a recent weekly meeting, the undergraduate student government council discussed the possibility of live streaming its meetings online, but displayed an incomprehensible reluctance to simultaneously record these sessions. Avi Oved, the internal vice president, proposed at a meeting late last month that the Undergraduate Students Association Council use Google Hangouts or some similar technology […]

Editorial: Sebastian Ridley-Thomas clear choice for 54th Assembly district

Sebastian Ridley-Thomas possesses the right mix of state policy expertise and vision for the 54th Assembly district to act as an effective representative for the area in the California State Assembly. As a young, energetic candidate with experience as a policy expert on Los Angeles-specific and statewide levels, Ridley-Thomas will act as a strong champion […]

Editorial: Student activism, interest proves need for diversity-related GE

After more than two decades of advocacy, the introduction of a diversity-related general education requirement at UCLA is long overdue. In June 2012, faculty in the College of Letters and Science rejected a proposal that would have established a “Community and Conflict in the Modern World” requirement, an unobtrusive addition to the curriculum that would […]

Editorial: Councilmembers should heed letter on stipends, amend bylaws

The original version of this article contained an error and has been changed. See the bottom of the article for additional information. Several student leaders took the laudable step last week of urging their undergraduate student government to pass a bylaws change that would bring its guiding document into compliance with the principles of good […]

Editorial: UCLA Communications Board must act to preserve journalism education

Collegiate journalism that fulfills the needs of campus readers thrives with the support of a media professional capable of guiding budding journalists. On Oct. 29, Amy Emmert, the adviser to UCLA Student Media, the umbrella organization that acts as the publisher for the Daily Bruin, seven newsmagazines and UCLA Radio, finished her final day in […]

Editorial: USAC needs to face poor handling of stipend increases

Governance becomes a lot easier when elected representatives sidestep discussion of the repercussions that result from their unethical decisions. Undergraduate Students Association Council members have repeated pleas to move past the issue of stipend increases. But three months after the USAC council voted 8-1-0 to almost double its own compensation, student groups are feeling the […]