BY KATYA LAVINE One month ago, I stood atop a platform high in the air, looking out at the treetops of Lake Arrowhead. As I was taking in the beautiful scenery and reflecting on how blessed I was to have a summer job that had brought me here, I suddenly felt my heart begin to […]
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Submission: UCLA professor distressed by appointment of Napolitano as UC president
How would you feel if you were a UCLA student and the incoming University of California president had deported your mom, dad, brother and sister? That’s the simple reason why former Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano’s appointment as the newest UC president has raised so much controversy among many of us in the UCLA community. Between […]
Letter to the editor: Hannah Carter Japanese Garden is a UCLA treasure
I am writing in response to the recent Daily Bruin editorial, “Sale of garden would boost Carter legacy.” I must put in a word in favor of UCLA valuing and safeguarding the treasure given to the school by Edward Carter, former UC Board of Regents chairman and UCLA alumnus. The Hannah Carter Japanese Garden is […]
Submission: Professor proposes agenda to new UC president
The appointment of Janet Napolitano to be the next president of the University of California has caused various reactions. Some have complained about the secretive nature of the Regents’ selection process. Some have complained about her record as Secretary of Homeland Security and predict more privatization and more policing of the campuses under her leadership. […]
Submission: UC Council of Presidents drafts letter to Janet Napolitano
As the elected undergraduate and graduate student body Presidents of the University of California, we collectively represent those whom you have decided to serve in your acceptance of your new position as President of the UC system – the more than 200,000 people who will shape the future of this great state.
Submission: USAC should hold admin accountable to ensure student welfare
Each individual office in the Undergraduate Students Association Council does amazing work to address what we, the students, need. But in addition to the work in their individual offices, these elected representatives serve on council – a collective unit of leaders that work with each other and together to change the lives of more than […]
Submission: Americans should look beyond differences, at individual
I was 8-years-old at the time of the Sept. 11 attacks in 2001. I was in third grade. Before I could even understand what was going on, kids at school began to put me into categories based on the turban I wore as a Sikh. They gave me labels that had nothing to do with […]