Multiple instances of egregious rule-breaking done during the last week’s Undergraduate Students Association Council election have shown there is a serious need for another reform to the election code. The Daily Bruin Editorial Board urges the USAC Election Board to seriously consider the following ideas, as they will clarify the code, close off exploitable loopholes […]
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Editorial: Thank you, UCLA
Thank you, UCLA. Nearly 6,800 students voted last week to pass a referendum that will ensure the long-term survival of UCLA’s student media, including the Daily Bruin. To the average student, the referendum may not seem like a big deal – a $3 student fee increase – but for more than 500 staffers at the […]
Editorial: USAC Election Board must disqualify Social Justice Referendum
Editor’s note: The referenda on the USAC ballot did not directly compete with one another, but in the interest of full transparency, we believe it is worth noting one of the referenda on this year’s ballot directly benefitted the Daily Bruin financially. The USAC Election Board must retroactively disqualify the Social Justice Referendum for incurring […]
Editorial: USAC Judicial Board shouldn’t rule in favor of Social Justice Referendum
Update: The Undergraduate Students Association Council Judicial Board ruled in favor of the Election Board Thursday morning. The referendum process has long been an attempt at direct democracy. With a petition and a cause, any group of students can put an initiative on the ballot to be judged by voters. Unfortunately, poor enforcement allows this process to […]
Editorial: UC must hold faculty accused of sexual assault as culpable as students
University of California President Janet Napolitano promised to implement several policy changes to address the shortcomings of the University’s Title IX procedure in regard to complaints filed involving faculty. While the changes are a big step in the right direction, Napolitano’s order falls short of what the University’s main goal should be: holding professors to […]
Editorial: Metro must involve Westside residents in discussion plans
The Los Angeles County Metro is investing billions of dollars building rail that connects Westwood to the rest of the region, but unless it also invests in community feedback, its money might not be well spent. To ensure the proposal is as strong as possible, Metro must involve the Westside better, both to inform voters […]
Editorial: USAC should loosen Election Code restrictions on online campaigning
The first signs of an impending student government election are the high-resolution photos of candidates accompanied by long-winded captions on social media. However, these monologues don’t explicitly state that the people posting them are actually running in the election. In reality, candidates are skirting around the Election Code, which bans online campaigning until the fourth […]