Author Archives: Kevin Truong

Submission: Lack of diversity warrants attention of Academic Senate committee

The original version of this article contained an error and has been changed. See the bottom of the article for additional information. By the UCLA Academic Senate’s Committee on Undergraduate Admissions and Relations with Schools In recent years, students, faculty and staff at UCLA have participated in difficult discussions regarding race and campus climate. Just […]

Expired elevator permits legally operational after UCLA contacts inspectors

UCLA has contacted state inspectors to schedule elevator inspections for 2014, meaning numerous elevators with expired permits are legally operational until an updated permit is issued. As the Daily Bruin reported in November 2013, many permits posted in elevators on campus were expired or not posted. Some buildings’ elevators had posted permits with expiration dates […]

Letter to the Editor: Good sportsmanship a must during UCLA v. USC game, events

One of the greatest traditions in college sports has long been the storied rivalry between UCLA and USC, most notably on display in the weeks leading up to our football teams’ showdown on the gridiron. Although we wear different colors and root for opposing teams, UCLA and USC stand together in our hope that this […]

Reprise: Country mourns the loss of a great symbol of American ideals

Editor’s Note: This column was originally published in the Daily Bruin on Nov. 27, 1963 under the headline “Embodies America” BY VIC POLLARD One man, by the simple and seemingly meaningless act of pulling the trigger on a rifle, has thrown the entire world into a state of mourning for the man he killed. Why? […]

Arts ReSTORE LA: Pop-up stores add variety to Westwood

A&E contributors pyang@media.ucla.edu About 25 years ago, Father Gregory Boyle had an idea that led to a simple program that would help former gang members. Homeboy Industries is one of the pop-up shops occupying an empty Westwood space this month. A Los Angeles-based organization founded by Father Gregory Boyle, Homeboy Industries specializes in providing ex-gang […]

Submission: UC must make worker safety a priority

BY KATHRYN LYBARGER There are two parts to the ongoing dispute between the University of California and the system’s largest union, the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, or AFSCME, Local 3299. Both our contract negotiations and the unfair labor practices that our members have faced at the workplace are linked by a […]