Today, April 1, marks the beginning of Sexual Assault Awareness Month. This month is important to survivors both on our campus and across the world, who have all struggled with the trauma of sexual violence. Throughout the upcoming weeks, campus sexual assault prevention groups like 7,000 in Solidarity, Counseling and Psychological Services’ Campus Assault Resources […]
Category Archives: Community
Submission: Participants of Undie Run incident at fault for selfish behavior
No one wants to see their own police department make headlines. Stories of inappropriate and uncalled-for police behavior are too common and strain community-police relations. When I heard about the University of California Police Department using pepper spray balls after the Undie Run ended on March 20, my fears drifted to thoughts of police excess. I […]
Submission: Hate speech after divestment resolution only furthers divide
Last week, a member of Students for Justice in Palestine published an op-ed in the Daily Bruin titled “Daily Bruin should have disclosed authors’ link to Hasbara.” This frivolous attempt to taint our image, undermine our integrity and portray us as incapable of forming our own opinions is just one example of the radical and hurtful accusations that have been made […]
Submission: Daily Bruin should have disclosed authors’ link to Hasbara
On Feb. 25, the Daily Bruin published an op-ed entitled “Divestment promotes anti-Israeli movement,” written by Avinoam Baral, Tammy Rubin and Miriam Eshaghian. Although I personally do not agree with the political viewpoints endorsed by the authors, I find it more problematic that the three are participants in the Hasbara Fellowships program, and that the Daily Bruin failed to publicly […]
Submission: Law students call for healthier options at Lu Valle
We are thrilled that UCLA has prioritized the goals expressed in the Healthy Campus Initiative. ASUCLA has expressed an unwavering commitment to these goals of healthy, fresh and tasty food, available for those of us who frequent Lu Valle Commons. During the 2012-2013 school year, a survey by the law school’s student government showed that […]
Submission: Israeli-Palestinian solution requires cooperation
I have found myself fortunate enough to witness more perspectives on the Israel-Palestine dynamic than most students. I am the external president of the Olive Tree Initiative at UCLA, a conflict analysis and education group. My branch, which focuses on the Israel-Palestine conflict, holds a three-week diplomatic trip to Washington, D.C., Israel, Jordan and the West Bank each summer. […]
Submission: Continued UC support of sow birthing exhibit disappointing
Last July, as it has for more than 150 years, the California State Fair was held in Sacramento at the Cal Expo fairgrounds. As in previous years, one of the exhibits at the fair was a live birthing exhibit in which a sow gives birth to a litter of piglets during the fair. For the […]