On Thursday the Muslim Student Association, or MSA, at UCLA held a “Solidarity Rally” in response to a horrific mass shooting on Wednesday that left 14 dead and at least 21 wounded in San Bernardino, California. However, the purpose of this rally was not to commemorate the victims. Instead, the rally – which took place […]
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Submission: Muslim students should take increased safety precautions
Peace Be Upon You All, Within the past month, there has been a sharp rise in attacks toward Muslims or individuals perceived to be Muslim across the nation, some of which have happened on our very own campus. We observe patterns of tragic attacks stemming from ignorance or hatred not only on our UCLA campus, […]
Submission: GSA president not deserving of slander from funding controversy
Bullying should have no sanction. Not on our campus and not in our paper. Nonetheless, over the past month, Graduate Students Association President Milan Chatterjee has been unjustly attacked, bullied and slandered in the pages of the Daily Bruin and on UCLA Listservs. Chatterjee’s actions in providing funding for the Diversity Caucus’ town hall have […]
Submission: USAC bylaw changes allow for better representation of student body
Each year, through democratic elections, thousands of UCLA students choose leaders whom they trust to better our campus and improve the Bruin experience. According to our constitution, the Undergraduate Students Association Council was established to “fairly represent student interest, needs, and welfare,” and “promote the general educational welfare” among other laudable goals. One tool that […]
Letter to the Editor: Bruin columnist oversimplifies group’s stance on Armenian genocide
At no instance during its existence has the Olive Tree Initiative, as an organization, denied the 1915 Armenian genocide. As an Armenian myself, this organization expanded my knowledge of the real consequences of the Armenian genocide. Thus, I am deeply disturbed by the recent article by Aram Ghoogasian on Nov. 24 regarding OTI – an […]
Submission: GSA member resigns over duplicitous neutrality policy
In April 2015, I enthusiastically accepted a position as Melnitz Movies co-director, before being appointed as director at beginning of the 2015-2016 academic year. Even though I had enrolled in UCLA to become a film scholar, I could not resist the lure of film programming and curating central to directing Melnitz Movies. Serving as Melnitz […]
Submission: Night market shows lack of Taiwanese representation
When I first received a Facebook invitation to the “first-ever night market”, sponsored by USAC’s General Representative 2, I was taken aback. Why and how had I not heard about this before? After all, I serve as the public relations director for the Taiwanese American Social Change Initiative and am a highly engaged and involved […]