Category Archives: Editorials

Editorial: Appointment of USAC officer’s replacement lacked transparency

Barely a week has passed since Omar Arce, the then-Undergraduate Students Association Council Community Service commissioner, was arrested in connection with a series of alleged sexual batteries against another student. The campus learned of the arrest on April 2. Six days later, on Tuesday, the council appointed the assistant commissioner, Alex Lee, as Arce’s replacement. […]

Editorial: GSA elections, contested positions call for bigger turnout

In last year’s Graduate Students Association election, less than 10 percent of eligible graduate students turned out to vote. Only after the voting period was extended did turnout reach the 10 percent margin required to pass a ballot referendum. This startlingly low number is part of a larger trend of non-participation in the graduate student […]

Editorial Board: Graduate Students Association endorsements

PRESIDENT Nicole Robinson Both presidential candidates for next year’s Graduate Students Association expressed ambitious goals for the organization, including an expansion of financial support for graduate students and measures to increase diversity and inclusion.   This board endorses current GSA President Nicole Robinson for re-election because her combination of experience and vision makes her the […]

Editorial: UC campus climate survey flawed, not a solution

The newly released University of California campus climate survey is at best an affirmation of grievances already raised, and at worst, methodologically faulty and politically motivated. Fact finding is, without a doubt, vital to an enterprise as intricate as improving campus climate. But the long-awaited survey results lack a tangible road map for combating an […]

Editorial: UCPD actions at post-Undie Run incident need investigation

The decision by university police to use chemical agents to disperse a crowd gathered in the North Village earlier this month was irresponsible and dangerously escalated the potential for serious bodily damage. On March 20, about 400 people – a mix of UCLA students and individuals not affiliated with the university – gathered in the […]