Nearly 2.5 million undocumented Californians, including nearly 600 of our fellow Bruins, have found themselves in a precarious position this year: President Donald Trump may decide where they get to call home. Last month, the Trump administration announced a new policy against sanctuary cities that would limit federal funding for local governments if they do […]
Author Archives: Stuart Key
Stuart Key: Single-payer health care bill unrealistic, will face financial challenges
California has a new health trend, but it’s more complicated than just eating a lot of kale. California lawmakers reacted to the possible repeal of former President Barack Obama’s health care law, the Affordable Care Act, in February by introducing Senate Bill 562, a single-payer health care system to ensure coverage for every Californian. The […]
Stuart Key: Post election, LA must find another way to increase affordable housing
At UCLA, flyers and volunteers constantly encourage Bruins to vote and fulfill their civic duties. Any student could tell you these elections are a big deal. Or maybe not, since only 7.5 percent of students registered to vote on the Hill actually participated in last week’s municipal election. However, the results still matter. Measure S, […]
Stuart Key: Los Angeles should be wary of incurring expensive Olympics debt
As it turns out, Los Angeles’s new love for sports does not end with acquiring the Rams and Chargers to play football. Los Angeles has its sights set on a bid to host the 2024 Summer Olympics, and is in competition with Budapest and Paris. It has a solid chance – an Eiffel tower backdrop […]
Researcher fears Trump presidency will hurt HIV research, LGBTQ community
Justin Akin spent years watching his friends and colleagues die from HIV/AIDS, only to discover in 1990 that he also carried the disease. “I spent the ’80s deciding I wouldn’t get tested because I didn’t want to know … if I was going to die,” said Akin, the administrative director at the UCLA Center for […]
Decades-old diplomas remain unclaimed in storage
Diplomas that date from UCLA’s early history sit in Murphy Hall, waiting for retrieval by their rightful owners. Unclaimed diplomas reside in fireproof file cabinets in the Office of the Registrar because people either forget or choose not to claim them. Assistant Registrar Brian Venner said the university has no plans to get rid of […]