Submission: Students must speak up in defense of professor Keith Fink

This post was updated June 10 at 12:43 p.m.  The first time I saw a spot finally open up on the Communication Studies M172: “Free Speech in Workplace” waitlist was on April 1. Realizing my computer screen was not playing an April Fools’ Day prank, I put myself on the waitlist. After reading a Daily Bruin […]

Submission: The 2017-18 FSC will focus on both programming and advocacy

When I ran for Undergraduate Students Association Council Financial Supports commissioner this year, I promised to expand the commission by taking it in a new direction, one that engages in both programming and advocacy. For the past six years, the Financial Supports Commission has successfully sought to address issues of financial concern to the student […]

Submission: Armenian Students’ Association denounces hosting of The Young Turks

The Bruin Political Union and Campus Events Commission hosted POLITIFEST, a political discussion event, on campus May 22. It featured online commentary outlet The Young Turks’ Ana Kasparian along with several other students groups including Bruin Democrats, Bruins Elect, Bruin Libertarians, Bruin Republicans, the California Public Interest Research Group, Young Progressives Demanding Action and the […]

Submission: Focus on student engagement, transparency vital for success of USAC

Leadership without purpose is without vision. Allow me to share mine. My name is Arielle Yael Mokhtarzadeh. I am a third-year communication studies student with a double minor in public affairs and Israel studies. I have the honor and privilege of serving as your Undergraduate Students Association Council president for the 2017-18 academic year. I […]

Letter to the Editor: Administrative fees on contributions to UCLA are realistic, not harmful

With regard to Sandra Wenceslao’s column “UCLA’s fee on contributions can deter potential donors, harm students,” while I share her desire for donations to be donated, fully, to intended causes, her views read naively. It’s simply not a reality. Nonprofit entities do not abandon business considerations simply because they eschew profits. Employees need to be […]

Submission: State legislature must pass AB 71 to address affordable housing crisis

Summer is coming, and many students are thinking about final assignments, projects, internships and making summer plans. But for some students, summer means the end of stable housing and beginning the search for new housing options. Many will be forced into the competitive and costly rental market. Students may be surprised to find themselves couch […]

Submission: UCLA community must learn from errors, move forward with respect

Last week, a photograph of a UCLA undergraduate making a gang sign went viral. There is much we as administration don’t know about its context, including whether the photo was taken on campus. What we do know is that the student was the former USAC president, and that he is white. The gang sign, by […]