Eitan Arom: Student attention should be shifted toward ASUCLA

To any student who pays attention to campus politics, the name John Joanino is probably a familiar one. Joanino ended his term as undergraduate student government president last month, rounding out a year as the school’s most prominent student official. The names Joel Ontiveros, Precious Elam, Adam Swart and Jordan Wong are likely less familiar. […]

Eitan Arom: Judicial Board fails to set precedent for fair elections

The Daily Bruin does its best to write the news, and not to make the news. But The Bruin is not just a newspaper; it’s UCLA’s newspaper of record – and that means it also acts as a sort of interest group on behalf of free speech and free press on campus. That was the […]

Eitan Arom: In search of higher ed funding, oil tax bill a dead end

The oil tax making its way through various committees in the California State Senate won’t raise gas prices at the pump. It won’t destroy the California oil industry, the nation’s fourth largest. But it also won’t pass. To begin with, Democrats no longer hold the two-thirds majority in the state Senate needed to pass tax bills. Besides, […]

Letter to the Editor: Student leaders’ trips to Israel a matter of being informed

In response to “Aram Ghoogasian: USAC members should not participate in external lobbying groups” in Opinion on April 9. It’s hard to defend ignorance, but Aram Ghoogasian has done a great job by suggesting that student leaders who travel to Israel are unduly influenced to the detriment of UCLA affairs. These students are very fortunate […]

Eitan Arom: UCLA relations with POM Wonderful, donors overstep bounds

This is a tale of two empires. One is the UCLA Health System, a sprawling fiefdom of medical services flying the UCLA standard at locations from Malibu to Torrance. It’s headed by President David Feinberg, deemed by LA Weekly as “UCLA’s millionaire doctor.” The second is the food-and-drink enterprise owned by Stewart and Lynda Resnick, […]

Eitan Arom: Nature of divestment talks reflects poor campus climate

As a Jew, there’s no word I reserve when describing how I feel about anti-Semitism. “Abhor” is my go-to. “Despise” is fair game. “Disgusting” is appropriate as an adjective. But the other side of that coin is casting a wary eye at those who apply the term “anti-Semite” only for its shock value. For instance, […]

Eitan Arom: UC’s litigious approach doesn’t give others fair shake

David French has a joke: “Everybody gets their decade in court.” Court is messy. It’s ugly. And frankly, it’s not a very good way to resolve disputes. A trial that French is currently prosecuting illustrates that point. French, a senior counselor for the conservative legal organization the American Council for Law and Justice, is representing a […]