On Feb. 5, students learned of a racist and misogynistic flier that was mailed to the UCLA Asian American Studies Center. On Feb. 6, students were notified of an anonymous flier mailed to the USC Asian Pacific American Student Services, the very same one that the AASC received.While the flier itself was already disturbing, this […]
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Submission: USAC divestment resolution relevant to entire student body
In the coming weeks, the UCLA’s Undergraduate Students Association Council will be voting on a resolution calling on the UC Board of Regents to withdraw its investments from five companies directly complicit in and profiting from, violations of human rights and international law in the Palestinian territories, occupied by Israel since 1967. Since I am […]
Submission: Flier incident reaffirms need to promote diversity at UCLA
We would like to comment on the anonymous flier mailed to the Asian American Studies Center on Feb. 5. It is most accurately described as a nonsensical “collage of sexist slurs and racist epithets,” as the Asian Pacific Coalition at UCLA responded last week. Not only is the flier offensive in its language, it perpetuates […]
Submission: True love extends beyond romance, encompasses friendship
Growing up with Disney princess movies, I often discredited “love” stories as ridiculous obsessions with knights in shining armor. While these films provided entertainment, they rarely ever presented a story that could actually play out in my life (most likely due to the lack of suitable horses in Los Angeles). However, while watching the newest […]
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Submission: Scientists should uphold animal research standards
BY DAVID JENTSCH Of all the ways that animals are involved in human society, none is more regulated than their use in biomedical research. Federal laws, regulations and policies reflect social expectations regarding the conduct of biomedical research involving animals. I, like most scientists, believe in and support those rules. A recent article in the […]
Letter to the Editor: AAP denounces flier against Asian Pacific Islander community
In response to the Daily Bruin article “UCLA groups call for support in response to offensive flier” in News on Feb. 7: We the professional and student staff of the Academic Advancement Program denounce the deplorable sexist and racist acts recently directed at the Asian Pacific Islander community. We support the call for UCLA and […]