Author Archives: Daily Bruin

UC begins search for successor of UC President Mark Yudof

The original version of this article contained an error and has been changed. See the bottom of the article for additional information. The University of California has started looking for a successor to UC President Mark Yudof, who will step down from the position in August. On Tuesday, a regents committee met with an executive search […]

Speaks Out

UCLA students were asked whether events such as Palestine Awareness Week affect their views of the ongoing conflict in the Middle East.   Sarah Schulenburg  Second-year, communication studies  “Definitely, but I don’t know much about it now. So they will inform me, and if they are passionate about their beliefs, they will influence mine.”   […]

Submission: UCLA solidarity can help Palestinians attain equal rights

By Lila Suboh and Dana Saifan “Remember, there was no Palestine as a state – (it was) part of the Ottoman Empire. I think that we’ve had an invented Palestinian people who are in fact Arabs and who were historically part of the Arab community,” stated Newt Gingrich, a U.S. Republican presidential candidate in 2012. […]

Submission: Students should consider both sides of Arab-Israeli conflict

By Lea Luterstein In the war of ideas, it is unfortunate that he who shouts louder often wins. It then follows that parties whose accusations may lack credibility have long since learned how to use shouting to their advantage.Shouting louder is not limited to megaphones – we’ve become more advanced. The decibel range of the […]

Men’s and women’s track and field finish in top 10 at MPSF championships

A time of 8.48 was enough for Tatum Souza to come in first place in her 60 meter hurdles event. But the junior knew that her day was not over, and that she would still have to be tested in the high jump, shot put, long jump and 800m run. At the end of Friday’s […]