Editorial: USAC must invest in better recording equipment to document meetings

UCLA’s version of C-SPAN is an important service for transparency, but it shouldn’t be rocket science – or cost thousands of dollars to support. The Undergraduate Students Association Council has been discussing for almost two months changing the policies surrounding its USAC Live! service, a YouTube channel where students can watch the council’s meetings live […]

Editorial: ASUCLA needs to better manage space, relocate Bruin Custom Print

Associated Students UCLA is many things, but utilizing space well isn’t one of them. ASUCLA, the campus entity that oversees Ackerman Union, is projected to lose nearly $1.3 million this fiscal year because of declining textbook sales and a minimum wage increase. The association plans to improve its e-commerce operations to make up for the […]

Editorial: UC Regents, students would benefit from detailed reports over letter grades

Students soon won’t be the only ones in the University of California system worrying about their grades. The UC Student Association is planning to release a UC Regent Report Card, which will annually grade the performance of members of the UC Board of Regents based on their transparency and votes on issues that affect students, […]

Editorial: MyUCLA multifactor authentication necessary to improve online security

A safer campus starts online. UCLA announced that all campus workers, including faculty, staff and student employees, must enroll by Oct. 31 in a multifactor authentication system to log into their MyUCLA accounts. This extra security step requires users to link their MyUCLA to a mobile device, cellphone or landline to have a passcode sent […]

Editorial: USAC’s rushed change to election code is disservice to students

The Undergraduate Students Association Council’s members spoke of shaking up the council when they ran for office in spring quarter. What no one expected them to do, however, was throw out transparent practices in the process. The undergraduate student government voted last week to amend its election code, a document which governs how USAC elections […]

Editorial: Auditors should stay unbiased, stop applying political pressure to UC

The California state auditor needs to leave politics to the politicians. In the past year, the California government threatened to withhold funding for the University of California, published scathing audits and used those same reports to justify reduced funding. Then, the state passed a law ensuring its politically charged audits remain sacrosanct. On Oct. 2, […]

Editorial: Implementing Meatless Mondays would reduce the Hill’s carbon footprint

The environment’s got beef with beef. And UCLA finally seems to be catching on. Last week, the Hill’s Covel Commons dining hall began serving blended burger patties that are 70 percent beef and 30 percent plant matter, such as red beets, red quinoa, onions and mushrooms, in its signature burger. Covel’s substitution reduces – at […]