NWWNC graduate student representative – Paul Kurek

The board endorses Paul Kurek for graduate student representative on the North Westwood Neighborhood Council for his clear recommendations and institutional understanding of how to make Westwood a friendlier place for students. The current NWWNC member and former Graduate Students Association member aims to tackle the restrictive policies on bars and restaurants. In his words, […]

NWWNC organizational stakeholder – Andrew Lewis and Ernesto Arciniega

Andrew Lewis All politics is local. But for Andrew Lewis, it’s personal. UCLA alumnus Lewis is a Westwood native: He was born here, he lived here, he studied here and now he serves here. Community engagement and local governance come easy to Lewis. So it’s only natural the board endorses him as an organizational stakeholder […]

Editorial: UCLA Athletics’ deficiencies affect future of athletes, reputation of university

2019 has not been kind to UCLA Athletics. The department has been surrounded by federal investigations and fallout from the Varsity Blues college admissions scandal, a hectic search for a new men’s basketball head coach, backlash from students for the announcement of a new athlete-only academic center and revelations that it admitted subpar players if […]

Editorial: Denove response shows a UCLA more concerned with protecting reputation than community

UCLA’s public relations strategy usually has a poetic irony: The more egregious the problem, the more ridiculous the response. This time, though, the doubling down took a dark turn. Last week, the Daily Bruin was tipped about how Thomas Denove, a professor emeritus in the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television, was charged with […]

Editorial: Poway shooting presents another instance of nationwide gun control reform failure

Every time, it’s too close to home. Until it is your home. Last week, it was UCLA’s turn – yet again. A gunman opened fire April 28 in a Poway, California, synagogue during its final Passover celebrations. Two men and an 8-year-old girl were wounded. One woman, Lori Gilbert-Kaye, was killed when she jumped in […]

Editorial: UCLA bungles response to campus measles outbreak, putting students at risk

The county public health office calls and says your campus of more than 100,000 might be the site of infection for a disease that can result in pneumonia, brain damage, deafness and death. So you do what all seasoned administrators would: pull out your phone, text students about self-quarantining and hope they don’t take you […]

Editorial: Election tragicomedy shows wholesale failure of USAC, election and judicial boards

There’s a point when tragedy turns to comedy. The upcoming undergraduate student government election has people falling to the floor in laughter. In less than a week, the campus will be graced with leaflets, bright-colored custom T-shirts and an abnormal number of happy faces on Bruin Walk. Currently featured on the ballot: 11 uncontested positions […]