Submission: Campus approach to transfer students overly patronizing

Last year, a referendum was passed by UCLA’s undergraduate student body to add a transfer representative office to the Undergraduate Students Association Council. Additionally, in recent years advocacy for transfer students has grown, and the process for transfer students to integrate with the UCLA community has become more transparent. However, in a recent submission written […]

Submission: Prop. 45 will raise health insurance prices, lower care quality

Proposition 45 is a poor attempt to prevent the rising insurance rates caused by the Affordable Care Act. Proposition 45 gives all the power of determining health care prices to one bureaucrat. As history has shown, the government is very inefficient and incapable of performing even the most basic tasks. Proposition 45 gives California’s insurance […]

Submission: Prop. 47 would reduce harsh punishments for minor crimes

In the upcoming California election, the proposition with the greatest potential to provide positive change is Proposition 47. As the president of Bruin Libertarians, I strongly support this proposition. In today’s society, we punish many people too harshly for minor offenses, such as those listed in Proposition 47. For example, I think it is morally […]

Submission: Stop pushing political correctness, focus instead on real issues

Former U.S. Rep. Ron Paul stated, “The original intent to stop outright racist, sexist or homophobic language does nothing to change people’s attitudes and language.” He was referring to society’s constant attempts to call out offensive language and push political correctness. The attempts to end racist, sexist or homophobic behaviors are undermined when political correctness […]