As individuals committed to social activism and advocating on behalf of underrepresented communities, we understand the importance and urgency of wearing our identities as a badge of honor. Integral to this is respecting and celebrating identities other than our own, and for this reason it is vital to hold ourselves accountable when we fail to […]
Category Archives: Community
Submission: Racism in UCLA bureaucracy hinders diversity requirement passage
Loud voices from too few individuals have challenged the UCLA College’s diversity requirement. The polling process ended in 2014 after a faculty majority approved the requirement and the Academic Senate Legislative Assembly voted for its implementation. 2015 should have marked the start of course selection. Instead, the opposition has halted the process by imposing an […]
Submission: USAC members should apologize for discriminatory act
Last week, I attended a council meeting to support my roommate, sorority sister and best friend, Rachel Beyda, as she went through the last step of being confirmed by the council as an appointed justice to the Judicial Board of the Undergraduate Students Association Council. I greatly admire Rachel’s academic success and the passion and […]
Letter to the Editor: Bruins must remember to sustain inclusive, diverse student government
I am always reluctant to comment on student processes to avoid even the appearance of influence. However, I want to applaud the Daily Bruin’s fair and principled editorial, “Objections to USAC Judicial Board appointment discriminatory,” published on Feb.12, that took to task the questioning of the qualifications of a candidate for the Undergraduate Students Association […]
Submission: Chapel Hill shootings reflect hate culture Muslim students face
On Feb. 12, the Muslim Student Association at UCLA hosted a vigil to commemorate the lives of Yusor Abu-Salha, her husband Deah Barakat and her sister Razan Abu-Salha. These three Muslim students were shot execution-style by their white male anti-theist neighbor in their home in a hate crime. They were students like us, and like […]
Bruins on the Street: Street lighting in North Village
Walking through North Village in Westwood at night can be an issue for some students due to the lack of street lighting. We asked a few students to share their thoughts on street lighting in North Village and how it affects their sense of safety.
Submission: Anti-divestment groups resort to personal attacks in lieu of logical argument
The Daily Bruin ran two op-eds Friday in the run-up to the landmark University of California Student Association vote in favor of divesting UC funds from companies enabling Israel’s occupation of the Palestinian territories. One op-ed made a clear, reasoned case for why the UCSA should support this initiative. The other was an attack on […]