Submission: Block’s stance on ethics statement concerns Armenian community

Editor’s note: A version of this article originally appeared on the Armenian Chronicles blog. Many Armenian Bruins and alumni feel that the email statement Chancellor Gene Block sent to the campus on May 16 does not meaningfully participate with the reality of the Joint Statement of Undergraduate Students Association Council Ethics circulated among student government […]

Submission: Socioeconomic inequality facing Latino community must be bridged

It’s official: The topic of “income equality” is in vogue. From researchers to cable talk-show hosts, from policymakers to civic leaders, it seems like everyone is talking about the economic disparities between the affluent and the low-to-middle income earners in the United States. In fact, recently, the popular book “Fifty Shades of Grey,” by the […]

Submission: Research enriches UCLA undergrad experience

As one of the world’s finest public research universities, UCLA provides a rich and fulfilling context for undergraduates to conduct research. Inquiry, creativity, investigation and discovery are at the heart of UCLA’s threefold mission of service, teaching and research. We start pitching research opportunities at UCLA from the moment students are admitted, through Bruin Day […]

Submission: Government’s response to tragedy shows insensitivity toward veterans

Twenty-seven days after our little brother, Elias Reyes Jr., a United States Marine Corps veteran and UCLA Bruin, committed suicide, the federal government sent our family a letter requesting its money back. The first line read, “We are sorry to learn of the death of (Elias) and wish to express our sympathy.” The second line […]

Submission: Government’s response to tragedy shows insensitivity toward veterans

Twenty-seven days after our little brother, Elias Reyes Jr., a United States Marine Corps veteran and UCLA Bruin, committed suicide, the federal government sent our family a letter requesting its money back. The first line read, “We are sorry to learn of the death of (Elias) and wish to express our sympathy.” The second line […]

Submission: Chancellor’s email on civil discourse problematic

Editor’s note: The following is an open letter from several student groups to UCLA Chancellor Gene Block, responding to an email he sent to the campus community on May 16. A version of the letter was published on the Students for Justice in Palestine blog on May 17. We, the undersigned student groups, have taken […]

Submission: Ethics statement contains double standard

Over the past several weeks, we have witnessed the emergence of a troubling double standard targeting Jewish and pro-Israel students and organizations. While cloaked in the language of “ethics,” “marginalization” and “human rights,” this initiative is actually about denying our narrative and represents a frontal assault on dialogue, education and constitutionally protected rights. During the […]