UCLA is set on entering the camera business. It might not have a clear idea of how to go about it, though. Last week, members of the student body heavily criticized the university’s plans to centralize its system of on-campus cameras and allow UCPD officers to access footage in case of emergencies. Students cast the […]
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Editorial: Lack of discipline for Greek life reveals need for administration’s interference
UCLA seems to have forgotten that the Interfraternity Council is run by children. Over the summer, the campus community was once again reminded of the problem of sexual violence in the Greek system when a student filed a sexual assault lawsuit against the IFC, the Zeta Beta Tau and Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternities, and Blake […]
Editorial: Gov. Jerry Brown’s terms of divesting are finally coming to an end
Gov. Jerry Brown has a long list of greatest hits. He saw California through the lasting effects of the Great Recession and shored up billions in financial reserves to weather a future economic dip. He negotiated climate deals with leaders of other nations. He paved a path to revamp California’s aging infrastructure. He turned California […]
Editorial: UCLA Health leaves residents shortchanged with abrupt stipend slash
$1,200 is apparently chump change at UCLA. But for the university’s medical residents, or physicians in training, who live in one of the most expensive neighborhoods in Los Angeles, that couldn’t be further from the truth. UCLA’s David Geffen School of Medicine announced in February that residents would receive a $5,000 after-tax stipend to help […]
Editorial: SB 826 is an ineffective effort to close the gender gap in business
Despite what Gov. Jerry Brown thinks, the glass ceiling takes more than just a flimsy piece of legislation to crack. Brown signed Senate Bill 826 on Sunday – despite serious concerns regarding its legality. The bill requires publicly traded companies in California have a minimum of one woman on their boards of directors by the […]
Editorial: Regents must investigate internal operations, not look the other way
Jagdeep Bachher, the University of California chief investment officer, had a glowingly painted image of himself: an investment genius running a well-oiled financial machine. Lately, though, the image has been muddied: an investment genius who allegedly abuses his power and mistreats his staff – and happens to run a financial machine. The jury is still […]
Editorial: CAPS needs to accept its limitations, focus on short-term treatment, referrals
UCLA’s mental health care services can be summed up in one word: disappointing. That’s old news to many. UCLA’s Counseling and Psychological Services has an unflattering reputation: ludicrously long appointment wait times, cramped space, dried-up funding and limited personnel. Add in that those in need can only receive up to three therapy sessions per year […]