Submission: Free speech should not give hateful dialogue on campus a pass

“Hate speech is free speech.” As a sophomore who was just getting acquainted with systems of authority at UCLA, this sobering truth sounded like an admission that we can’t do anything about hate speech on campus. Often, this platitude seems to be a flimsy excuse to justify staying out of the fray – that we […]

Submission: NSJP is deliberately using inflammatory imagery in anti-Semite propaganda

Last week, Joe Bruin was turned into a symbol of anti-Semitism. Just days after a massacre of Jews at a synagogue in Pittsburgh, the National Students for Justice in Palestine organization, a group established in 2010 that claims to advocate for humanitarian rights in Palestine, designed and released a logo in which UCLA’s cherished mascot […]

Submission: Identifying bias within student government would promote minority involvement

I experienced a job interview like no other during last week’s Undergraduate Students Association Council meeting. I was interviewing for the position of USAC Election Board chair – the arbiter of student government elections. For nearly three hours, council members questioned my past leadership roles, my affiliations with student organizations and campus departments, and my […]

Submission: Evidence floods in for support of stormwater collection and usage under Measure W

Billions of gallons of stormwater from Los Angeles flow unimpeded into the ocean each year, contaminating beaches and devastating marine wildlife. If properly cleaned, this stormwater represents a viable and under-leveraged source of local water for a county currently importing 60 percent of its water from hundreds of miles away. Angelenos will vote Tuesday on […]

Submission: Failure to condemn Students for Justice in Palestine reveals administration’s indifference

When students choose UCLA as their next home, they enroll in this reputable institution for a variety of reasons. One thing that separates UCLA from the competition is its bustling hub of successful, student-led organizations and how the campus centers itself around diverse expression, safety and legitimacy. However, there are times when students’ actions can […]

Submission: Prop. 10 would prevent housing prices from rising above what students can afford

Many students keep complaining about the increasing costs of tuition and fees, and justifiably so. But when the costs of attending college are broken down, one expensive item on the price tag stands above the rest: housing. Skyrocketing rent prices in California have made it increasingly unaffordable for students and the state’s vulnerable populations, such […]

Submission: Marshall Tuck’s track record proves him unfit as state superintendent candidate

This post was updated Oct. 29 at 12:30 p.m. Business banker Marshall Tuck is running for California superintendent of public instruction again. He’s backed by ideologically charged billionaires – several of whom supported reactionary measures like 2008’s Proposition 8, which would have banned gay marriage in California. With Tuck having nearly unlimited funding, voters will […]