Community members finally have a chance to make a difference in Westwood Village. For the first time in a while, that’s not an exaggeration. Neighborhood councils are advisory bodies that give the Los Angeles City Council an ear into the local needs of the communities they represent. For years, the Westwood Neighborhood Council was the […]
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Submission: My abuser arose from a systemic culture of misogyny. We must work to challenge that.
Editor’s note: The following piece contains graphic depictions of physical, sexual and emotional abuse in an intimate partner relationship. The assailant described in the submitter’s accounts is referred to as “X.” The Bruin does not normally publish anonymous submissions. However, it is the editor’s opinion that the argument presented here and the risks posed to […]
Submission: New security camera policy could create more problems than it solves
UCLA Policy 133, Security Camera Systems, is a policy that aims to increase the number of security cameras on campus. The administration quietly and quickly put together this policy after a few vandalizations this past year. However, after a thorough read of the wording, it is clear the policy is too vague and could be […]
Letter to the editor: Benefits of UCLA’s energy plan outweigh monetary costs
Daily Bruin columnist William Bleveans argued in an opinion column Oct. 8 that the University of California’s goal of 100 percent renewable energy by 2025 is ambitious and impractical. But Bleveans’ assertion that 100 percent renewable energy for the UC system “promises to be prohibitively costly” is categorically false. It could actually be cheaper than […]
Submission: UCPath payroll system ineffective, a bureaucratic disaster
UCPath handling UCLA’s payroll? Say hello to a world of nuisances. The University of California Payroll, Academic Personnel, Timekeeping and Human Resources project, a central payroll management system for the UC campuses, was launched by Associated Students UCLA at the beginning of this year and implemented in September. The new system is meant to streamline […]
Submission: Students’ support of AFSCME 3299 critical in turning tide against UC
As the University of California Board of Regents gathered at UCLA last week, it continued to deny more than 24,000 UC workers the right to a livable wage, guaranteed pensions, affordable health care and a number of other basic needs measures. These are the same needs members of American Federation of State, County and Municipal […]
Submission: UC outsourcing aligns it with the presidency it publicly denounces
Ever since the election of America’s most anti-immigrant president since Woodrow Wilson, some have gone to great lengths to use Donald Trump to mask their own racial blind spots. For example, the University of California has sued the Trump administration over its Muslim ban and filed legal briefs in support of Deferred Action for Childhood […]