On Monday night, the first presidential debate took place. Many things were said, including the dubious claims that Donald Trump is not “braggadocious,” that the entirety of the economic recovery is due to a “big, fat, ugly bubble” and that the Democratic National Convention could have been hacked by “somebody sitting on their bed who […]
Author Archives: Guillaume Kosmala
Guillaume Kosmala: Students need to use votes to express progressive views
Millenials lean left, further left than any other generation, yet it wasn’t enough to win Bernie the democratic nomination. So what’s next? How do we effectively mobilize this progressive sentiment to provoke real change? Recently, voting statistics were released and revealed that UCLA was the most pro-Bernie Sanders neighborhood in all of LA County, with 80 percent […]
Guillaume Kosmala: Global cooperation needed to combat inequality, improve workers’ lives
Both Brexit and Donald Trump are examples of a gross misunderstanding of the neoliberal, globalized world we live in, and they will only make things worse for the common man. Brexit, or the British exit from European Union, is emblematic of an anti-establishment trend whose American counterpart is led by presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald […]
Guillaume Kosmala: Social justice warriors fuel Trump, discredit left-leaning politics
Our campus is a snapshot of the future of this nation’s politics, and the tactics that may be employed by social justice warriors over the next decade were on full display at Tuesday’s protest against the event “Feminism is Cancer.” Bruin Republicans hosted Milo Yiannopoulos, technology editor for the conservative news and opinion website Breitbart.com, […]
Guillaume Kosmala: Sanders’ drastic plans best hope for making college affordable
This June, UCLA undergraduate students will have their first real chance in decades to radically change the political direction of this country. The 2016 presidential primary is coming to a close with California set to be the decisive closing vote on June 7, and the demographic breakup of voters, especially on the Democratic side, means […]
Westwood metered parking price increases by 20 cents
City officials increased the average metered parking price in Westwood Village by about 20 cents on April 4. The Los Angeles Department of Transportation worked with the Westwood Village Improvement Association, which operates the Westwood Business Improvement District, to increase average Express Park prices in Westwood from $1.35 to $1.56 per hour. On Nov. 5, […]
Westwood Neighborhood Council recap – Feb. 10
The Westwood Neighborhood Council meets monthly to discuss issues pertaining to Westwood Village and the surrounding areas. Discussion with LA City Council Member Paul Koretz Koretz attended the neighborhood council meeting to answer any questions from council members or the public. Koretz said he appointed a dedicated street enforcer to Westwood Boulevard. Koretz also said […]