If you were there at the time, you will find it hard to realize that the 50th anniversary of the election of John Fitzgerald Kennedy has already past. The iconic 35th President of the United States was elected in a close-run contest against then-Vice President Richard Nixon on Nov. 8, 1960, and was inaugurated on Jan. 20, 1961.
Author Archives: Eitan Arom
Submission: Sleep pods would provide much-needed sanctuary
By Adam Swart How much sleep did you get last night? If I had to guess, it was almost certainly less than the recommended eight hours most of us need to perform optimally academically and to maintain a good standard of health and physical fitness. To be sure, there are good reasons for missing out on sleep. Balancing studying, […]
Letter to the Editor: Students for Justice in Palestine maintain need for open debate
BY RAHIM KURWA, VICE PRESIDENT OF STUDENTS FOR JUSTICE IN PALESTINE AND REEM SULEIMAN, MEMBER OF STUDENTS FOR JUSTICE IN PALESTINE The recent submission “Refusing dialogue hinders progress in conflict resolution” refers to a meeting between Students for Justice in Palestine members and Hillel’s Rabbi Chaim Seidler-Feller, but misrepresents the meeting as a change in […]
Letter to the Editor: Affirmative action assists in achieving diversity
By Paula Tavrow, Associate adjunct professor I take exception to David Cooper’s op-ed, “Race debate is misguided,” on Nov. 1. I agree with him that affirmative action fails to address one source of disparities – namely, the poor quality of schools for many minority children. However, if Cooper believes that eliminating poverty and inferior schools will […]
Eitan Arom: UCLA’s tobacco ban needs revision
It’s not often that a policy manages to be both heavy-handed and completely toothless, yet the tobacco ban instituted on campus in April deftly embodies that oxymoron. More than six months after an administrative policy declared UCLA a “tobacco-free environment,” we’re now in a position to pass judgment on the theory that banning tobacco outright […]
Submission: UCLA’s failure to divest harms its Palestinian students
Today marks the beginning of UCLA’s Students for Justice in Palestine’s annual Palestine Awareness Week, a series of events centered on educating students about the Palestinian struggle for justice and equality. While Students for Justice in Palestine has been hosting this event for the past eight years, this week promises to be different, and more crucial than ever. I say […]
Submission: Sexual assault prevention needs improvement
By Kate Tungusova Recently, at a campus workshop for sexual assault awareness and response hosted by the UCLA administration, which was meant to educate students on issues such as rape culture, survivor response and resources, I was exposed to a student’s confession of witnessing “white residue” at the bottom of a container for a communal […]