The May revision of Gov. Jerry Brown’s state budget persists in squirreling away money into a rainy-day fund while California’s college students stand under a cloud of looming student loan debt. Ignoring the University of California’s request for more substantial increases to funding for the public university system, amounting to an additional $120.9 million, Brown […]
Category Archives: Editorials
Editorial: Students must bridge gap with Westwood governing bodies
There is a wide disconnect among students and Westwood’s governing bodies. While that gap is understandable – students are usually here for only a short time packed with academics and campus goings-on – it is nonetheless a missed opportunity. The Westwood Neighborhood Council, the area’s official representative to the Los Angeles City Council, could benefit […]
Rental Residential Group Director Endorsements 2014
Editor’s note: The Daily Bruin Editorial Board endorsed candidates for two of the four rental residential group director seats in this weekend’s Westwood Neighborhood Council election. The editorial board represents the official stance of the Daily Bruin and is composed of four standing members – the editor-in-chief, managing editor, news editor and opinion editor – […]
Student Director Endorsements 2014
Editor’s note: The Daily Bruin Editorial Board endorsed candidates for the student director seat in this weekend’s Westwood Neighborhood Council election. The editorial board represents the official stance of the Daily Bruin and is composed of four standing members – the editor-in-chief, managing editor, news editor and opinion editor – in addition to six staff […]
Editorial: Push for diversity-related GE requirement is student-led
For UCLA students, the value of inclusion speaks loudly. In recent years, students have echoed concerns about a hostile campus climate; they have lobbied for an environment on campus in which any individual can feel respected regardless of background or circumstance. The General Education requirement has been a central focus of student efforts, and the […]
Editorial: Transfer representative success dependent on solid plans
In approving the creation of a new student government position Friday, voters handed the incoming Undergraduate Students Association Council a sizable summer project to cut its teeth on. The Transfer Student Representative Constitutional Amendment earned the support of 74.4 percent of voters, easily surpassing the needed two-thirds vote. The referendum will create a voting position […]
Editorial: Election Code misinterpretation allows for censorship
The Undergraduate Students Association Council Election Board has already shown itself prone to misinterpreting its own code. But when a misinterpretation of that code is used to justify media censorship, it is dangerous and inexcusable. On Monday, the USAC Election Board Chair Anthony Padilla warned presidential candidates that they could face sanctions if they participated […]