Three cars. Two apartments. Three years. Upwards of five trees. Westwood has become a battleground between residents and their trees. The latest victims Monday were a pickup truck and station wagon when yet another tree rained down on the Kelton Avenue residential area. The destruction was nothing out of the ordinary, however. In September, a […]
Category Archives: Editorials
2017-2018 USAC Officer Evaluations
Each year, the Daily Bruin evaluates each Undergraduate Students Association Council member’s term in office. This year, The Bruin’s editorial board has taken into consideration four major criteria in the evaluations: council members’ ability to come up with and accomplish meaningful platforms, how well they fulfilled their respective roles beyond their platforms, how well they […]
Editorial: Westwood community would benefit from proposed pedestrian-only plaza
It’s hard to think of Westwood as a pedestrian’s paradise. With cracked sidewalks, narrow streets and few places to sit down outside storefronts, the neighborhood is more of a passerby hub than a sit-down destination. That trend could be changing, however. The Westwood Village Improvement Association’s board of directors will hear a proposal Thursday to […]
Editorial: California has responsibility to pass AB 931, restrict police lethality
Stephon Clark. Jontell Reedom. Ronnell Foster. Timothy Breckenridge. Manuel Borrego. The list goes on. And on. And on. Law enforcement’s use of lethal force has been a polarizing question for years. The nation fought in 2012 over whether a reserve officer was permitted to shoot and kill Trayvon Martin, a black 17-year-old high school student […]
2018 GSA candidate nonendorsement: Katherine Jia for vice president of internal affairs
The graduate student government’s election for its executive cabinet will continue until Tuesday. The Daily Bruin Editorial Board interviewed each of the five candidates and evaluated their platforms for the coming year. This article was updated Apr. 15 at 6:42 p.m. Katherine Jia’s enthusiasm reflects what the graduate student government needs most. Her lack of […]
2018 GSA candidate endorsement: Michael Skiles for president
The graduate student government’s election for its executive cabinet will continue until Tuesday. The Daily Bruin Editorial Board interviewed each of the five candidates and evaluated their platforms for the coming year. Creating a new neighborhood council. Keeping the student union afloat. Forcing the university to change its guiding documents on housing. Michael Skiles has […]
2018 GSA candidate endorsement: Eric Hu for vice president of internal affairs
The graduate student government’s election for its executive cabinet will continue until Tuesday. The Daily Bruin Editorial Board interviewed each of the five candidates and evaluated their platforms for the coming year. This board endorses Eric Hu as vice president of internal affairs for his extensive experience advocating for graduate student issues at both a […]