Many wonder why students of color feel isolated here at UCLA. The Undergraduate Students Association Council Campus Event Commission proved why. Two weeks ago the Campus Events Commission printed a half-page advertisement in the Daily Bruin for the movie “Barbershop,” featuring a caricature of the Little Rascal Buckwheat saying, “Ice Cube is da bomb, O-Tay.” […]
Author Archives: Ryan Smith
Students should pay homage to more than King this February
This is the beginning of Black History Month and many students may consider themselves active Black History participants because they might reread the “I Have A Dream Speech,” because they remember George Washington Carver while eating a peanut butter and jelly sandwich, or because they have “black friends.” Then on March 1, students of all […]
Conservatives need to challenge ideas
Many conservative students at this campus believe that the overwhelming majority of professors consider themselves “liberal,” and are indoctrinating their students with progressive, anti-war, pro-affirmative action, “save the rain forest” ideologies. Well, I have news for those who believe liberalism is being funneled into classrooms and lecture notes: You have always received a biased education. […]
FACE OFF: Affirmative action fair way to ensure diversity
The Issue: The Supreme Court will hear a case originating from the University of Michigan that will decide the fate of affirmative action in university admissions policies. Here’s what two viewpoint columnists have to say. And you thought affirmative action was a dead issue? After dodging affirmative action for the past decade, the Supreme Court […]
Society should stop inflicting “˜skin-coloritis’
My skin is too dark, too light, too brown, or not brown enough. My nose is too broad, my lips too full, and my hair is too thick, too thin or too nappy.” If you’ve thought any of those thoughts, or said any of those phrases, you are a victim of a disease that has plagued […]
Funding for education, not prisons, vital to blacks
Be prepared when you meet one of the handful of black men who entered UCLA this fall based on academics alone. Take pictures, call your friends, and write in your journal because you’ve seen an endangered species in higher education: a black male student. But don’t worry, the lack of admissions for men of color […]
Funding for education, not prisons, vital to blacks
Be prepared when you meet one of the handful of black men who entered UCLA this fall based on academics alone. Take pictures, call your friends, and write in your journal because you’ve seen an endangered species in higher education: a black male student. But don’t worry, the lack of admissions for men of color […]