On April 12, an informative article appeared in the Daily Bruin about a new legislative proposal known as Senate Bill 320. The bill would require the University of California to cover abortifacient, or abortion-causing, medication in order to continue to receive state funding for student health insurance coverage. State Senator Connie Leyva proposed the bill, […]
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Submission: Students can engage in suicide prevention through advocacy, support
After the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention’s Out of the Darkness Campus Walk to fight suicide at UCLA on Sunday and Andiver Castellanos’ Daily Bruin column on mental health Monday, it’s more important than ever that students engage mental health and suicide prevention head-on. Suicide is the 10th leading cause of death in this country. […]
Submission: UCLA must better educate students on active shooter protocol
As we approach the first anniversary of UCLA professor William Klug’s death, the UCLA community has an opportunity to reflect upon an experience which has become all too common in this nation. We might expect our administration to have dedicated itself to equipping students with the necessary knowledge to handle an active shooter situation after […]
Submission: Weekly protests resist normalization of Trump administration
A group of students, staff and faculty stand in front of Bunche Hall with protest signs every Monday. We gather there to bear witness to the Orwellian nightmare that is the presidency of Donald Trump, and to let the world know that we cannot let this become normal. We demonstrate because we fear that the […]
Submission: Students should defend pursuit of knowledge through March for Science
There is a growing disparity between scientists’ and the general public’s views on a number of issues central to public policy, such as the safety of genetically modified foods and pesticides, human activity as a cause of global warming and childhood vaccinations. The public seems increasingly comfortable rejecting broad scientific consensus to favor opinions based […]
Letter to the Editor: Using anonymous source misrepresents ECE administrators
UCLA commissioned a task force to gather the thoughts and experiences of the Early Childhood Education community, to honestly reflect them in its report and to offer recommendations designed to help all of us move forward constructively in the important task of educating our young children. Unfortunately, the Daily Bruin published a story today containing […]
Submission: Local elections are crucial to improving quality of LA’s public schools
The 2016 presidential election sparked a welcome renewal of activism and civic engagement across the country. On Tuesday, Angelenos once again have an opportunity to exercise their democratic rights by voting in local elections, which arguably have an even greater impact on our communities than national elections. In particular, Los Angeles Unified School District board […]