For the second time in less than two months, the Daily Bruin Opinion page has seen fit to print a personal attack on me. Once again, the submission, this time written by Justino Mora, an alumnus, is a diatribe full of factual errors and guilt-by-association arguments. The errors in the earlier piece were so blatant, […]
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Submission: Intolerant policies warrant nonviolent protests, not civil discourse
In the context of a fascist regime in power, you cannot have “civil discourse” with fascists. Conservative campus groups like the Young Americans for Freedom, an appendage group of the Young America’s Foundation, receive millions of dollars in subsidies and backing to fund speakers who do not recognize the humanity of whole sections of people, […]
Submission: Athletes, students should remain in stadium for alma mater
As a fourth-year member of the UCLA Bruin Marching Band, I have personally attended a great number of sporting events, from football games to basketball games to gymnastics meets. I have seen UCLA win a national championship, break records and set new standards for achievement. I have also seen UCLA lose dismally to USC and […]
Submission: USAC president condemns council’s change to election code
The Undergraduate Students Association Council president is arguably one of the most privileged and influential student positions at UCLA, given its access, platform and resources. The president, however, is limited in their power: They can only vote in the event of a tie on any council measure. At first, I did not believe this to […]
Submission: Students should practice civil discourse, not suppress opposing views
Young Americans for Freedom at UCLA condemns the protesters from Refuse Fascism Los Angeles who temporarily suspended the question-and-answer portion of the panel titled “What Is Civil Discourse? Challenging Hate Speech In A Free Society” hosted Tuesday evening by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum and UCLA. The turn of events were ironic, to say […]
Submission: UCLA professor must dissociate organization from allegedly racist ties
I recently came across UCLA research professor and president of Californians for Population Stabilization Benjamin Zuckerman’s response to an alumnus’ call to leave hate out of the immigration debate in the United States. Zuckerman’s response claims xenophobia and racism have nothing to do with Californians for Population Stabilization, and rather that the organization’s campaigns against […]
Submission: UC student representatives must speak out against nonresident cap
Earlier this year, the University of California Board of Regents capped the enrollment of out-of-state and international undergraduate students across its campuses. The decision has not been met with significant opposition from student representatives or campus staff across the UC. UCLA’s 2017-2018 Undergraduate Students Association Council and the UC’s student representatives to the regents need […]