2018 GSA candidate endorsement: Michelle Ellis Viorato for vice president of external 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 Michelle Ellis Viorato for vice president of external affairs because of her experience fighting for graduate students’ needs and her […]

2018 GSA candidate endorsement: Ashley Wright for vice president of academic 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. The board endorses Ashley Wright as the next vice president of academic affairs for her enthusiasm to improve upon the work of the […]

Sam Smoot: Confusing labels waste introduction of sustainable takeout materials

Takeout is great. The only problem is what you do once it’s taken out. Takeout options offered by UCLA Dining Services allow students to eat on the go when other options are unavailable. Popular locations, such as Rendezvous and The Study at Hedrick, however, produce a notable amount of waste because of their use of […]

Editorial: USAC’s procrastination continues to result in rushed, ill-informed decisions

This post was updated April 10 at 12:13 p.m. One of the oft-quoted aphorisms from the late UCLA basketball coach John Wooden is, “Be quick, but don’t hurry.” The undergraduate student government would do well to heed the words of UCLA’s patron saint. The Undergraduate Students Association Council decided last week to allow students to […]

Editorial: Graduate mentors’ benefits cuts shows UC’s disregard for community concerns

UCLA sent a clear message to graduate student mentors last month: It’s never the university’s fault. College Academic Counseling, the university’s academic counseling program that pairs graduate student mentors with undergraduate students for academic advising, told graduate students serving as College Academic Mentors that starting next year, they would no longer be eligible for the […]

Editorial: UCLA cannot allow itself to become less accommodating of neurodiversity

Universities are endowed with many responsibilities to their communities. As vanguards for advanced knowledge, institutions like UCLA are charged with providing a safe and inclusive learning environment. The California Supreme Court, however, has opened the gates for universities to cross the line between protecting students and marginalizing those requiring mental health services. Almost nine years […]

Editorial: Tuition increase reflects regents’ frail grasp of accessible education

California’s public universities aren’t all that public. At least, that’s what the University of California Board of Regents would have us think. The regents voted Thursday to raise nonresident tuition by 3.5 percent, or $978, for the next academic year. The vote followed pleas from UC Berkeley Chancellor Carol Christ for the regents to cement […]