By David Cooper Recently there has been a great deal of controversy regarding affirmative action. Personally I am opposed to affirmative action, though for more articulate reasons than UCLA’s Young Americans for Liberty, I would hope to think. My primary reason is that affirmative action fails to address the source of the problem that leads […]
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Submission: Opposition to race-based admissions demonstrates ignorance
The “affirmative action bake sale” on Friday, sponsored by the Young Americans for Liberty, was a misguided attempt to publicly display its opposition toward the consideration of race in admissions. A testament to its false perception of affirmative action was the pricing of the baked goods: $2.50 for Asian American students, $2 for Caucasians, $1.50 […]
Submission: USAC decision on conflict is disappointing
Last week, the Undergraduate Students Association Council considered a resolution entitled “A Resolution In Support of Positive Steps Towards an Israeli-Palestinian Peace.” The resolution recognized that “both the Jewish people and the Palestinian people have historical and cultural ties to the land” and “both the Jewish and Palestinian narratives regarding the land are substantial parts […]
Submission: Students should discuss USAC Israeli-Palestinian resolution
The original version of this article contained an error and has been changed. See the bottom of the article for additional information. By Gil Bar-Or Fellow Bruins, not just Israelis or Palestinians, Muslims or Jews, but every single student on the UCLA campus: I want you to sit back and think about the fact that […]
Submission: Napolitano must give UC community real, not symbolic power
By Jason Ball The appointment of Janet Napolitano as University of California president has rightfully evoked protests and criticism. The hiring process for the UC president is a secretive process designed to exclude students and UC community members, offering only symbolic participation in the process. Students are afforded the opportunity to submit “input” on what […]
Submission: USAC resolution represents paradigm shift
BY Sunny Singh On Oct. 14, UCLA’s Center for Middle East Development hosted an event called “At the Negotiation Table: What are the options? Israel, Palestine and the US Role – A Discussion with Ambassador Oded Eran.” Eran, the head of the Israeli negotiation team with the Palestinians in 1999, deputy director general of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs […]
Submission: USAC bill fails to consider Palestinian view
By Rahim Kurwa and Omar Zahzah This week the Undergraduate Students Association Council Internal Vice President Avi Oved is expected to present a bill to USAC that claims to seriously engage the Israeli-Palestinian impasse but instead fails to address several major questions. First, the bill claims to know what Palestinians want and argues that investing […]