Editorial: BruinXperience app represents lazy, ineffective attempt to connect with students

UCLA’s approach to assessing campus climate seems to consist of little more than Venn diagrams and an iPhone X. The Office of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion’s research and development branch, BruinX, recently finished beta testing a mobile app aimed at better gauging campus climate. The app, BruinXperience, will roll out in fall quarter and remind […]

Editorial: California’s flawed ballot system complicates, hinders voting process

California has taken democracy to a new level: its ballot system not only turns residents into legislators, but it also forces them to do political gymnastics to ensure qualified candidates make it to general elections. Last month’s primary elections were proof enough: Californians were effectively asked to pass five laws and split their votes between […]

Editorial: Student Title IX board should guide how UC reacts to harassment allegations

The dean of a top-10 law school. A University of California regent. And more than 130 faculty and employees. The University of California’s list of sexual predators is frighteningly extensive. Francisco Ayala, an acclaimed geneticist at UC Irvine, joined the list in late June after a Title IX investigation found he had sexually harassed four […]

Editorial: WWNC shouldn’t be allowed to share jurisdiction over the Village with NWWNC

After years of broken promises and shattered dreams, the Westwood Neighborhood Council is like a lingering cold for Westwood Village. Westwood Forward, a coalition of students, homeowners and business owners that spearheaded a vote to subdivide the current jurisdiction of the WWNC, aimed to create a new neighborhood council that is more representative of community […]

Editorial: UC should make changes to its course evaluation process to prevent bias

A word to the wise: End-of-quarter course evaluations are more important than you think. In fact, they’re probably a lot more dangerous than you think. Course evaluations have become a facet of student culture at UCLA. Some students wait eagerly for the evaluation forms to open up ninth week to critique their professors. Most others, […]

Daily Bruin Editorial Board 2018 California primary election endorsements

This post was updated June 4 at 12:38 p.m. Election season never seems to end at UCLA. On June 5, Californians can hit the polls for the state’s primary election to determine which candidates will show up on the November 2018 ballot. The primary election elects no one for U.S. Senate or governor. Rather, it […]

California 2018 primary election: Yes on Proposition 68

Proposition 68 authorizes the allocation of $4 billion to state parks and water quality projects. These projects will serve the more than 100 California state parks as well as other park- and environment-related projects, including conservation and waterway cleanup efforts. About a third of the bond revenue will go to funding park projects. Park-poor neighborhoods […]