Saint Valentine, patron saint of epilepsy, died in 273 A.D. His martyrdom is commemorated annually by single young people weeping alone because they don’t have someone to kiss and hold hands with in exchange for chocolate they wouldn’t eat anyway. It’s no secret that the meaning of Valentine’s Day has become distorted over the years, […]
Author Archives: Karishma Daibee
Karishma Daibee: UCLA must improve handling of sexual misconduct cases
With alleged sexual predators walking freely both on campus and in the Oval Office, tensions surrounding women’s rights and sexual health are higher than ever. The political rhetoric as of late has been saturated with debate over the utility of protesters “disrupting” Gabriel Piterberg’s class while the prospective effectiveness of a new systemwide Title IX […]
Karishma Daibee: UCLA must stop marketing campus hospitality over educational concerns
This post was updated Nov. 10 at 5:20 p.m. Flexitarians of UCLA: Rejoice, for there is a new flexitarian bar opening at De Neve dining hall next quarter. Finally, you can live your life the way you’ve always imagined and realize your true destiny. Your academic dreams will come to fruition, and all the while, […]
Karishma Daibee: Bruin Republicans event promotes hate, not discourse
Freedom of speech does not mean freedom from fact. Last week, Bruin Republicans held an event cleverly titled “Sabine Durden: An Illegal Immigrant Killed My Child,” in which guest speaker and Donald Trump affiliate Sabine Durden spoke about how an undocumented immigrant killed her child. Instead of focusing on the drunk driving of the man […]
Karishma Daibee: UC’s subpar mental health services need state Legislature’s support
If you’re like me, you may not know much about UCLA’s Counseling and Psychological Services, except for the rumors you’ve heard that it’s severely understaffed, making it impossible to get an appointment and a waste of time to try. It’s not CAPS’s fault. Gov. Jerry Brown is denying them the money they need. Brown recently […]
Student receives award for guiding incoming students using Facebook
Winn “PenQuin” Huynh’s Facebook profile picture of a penguin, recognizable by hundreds of students, reminds him that anyone, regardless of size, can make a difference. Huynh, a fourth-year chemistry student, gives advice on the UCLA classes of 2016-2019 Facebook groups about student life and academics. This year he received the Chancellor’s Service Award, which honors […]
Bruin Day draws 15,000 prospective students and their families
Last year, Brandon Howard hosted 15 newly admitted students in a cramped Sproul Hall lounge as part of the Bruin Overnight Experience. Howard’s guests were among thousands of students who travel to UCLA each year for Bruin Day, an event that allows newly admitted students and their families a chance to find out more about […]