Before a Saturday loss to Missouri, the UCLA men’s basketball team was off to an 8-0 start to open the season. The perfect stretch, which was compiled almost entirely at Pauley Pavilion, marked the best start to a season, record-wise, since coach Ben Howland’s second Final Four team in 2006-2007. But hardly anyone was there […]
Category Archives: Editorials
Editorial: Recording USAC meetings would be a step toward transparency
At a recent weekly meeting, the undergraduate student government council discussed the possibility of live streaming its meetings online, but displayed an incomprehensible reluctance to simultaneously record these sessions. Avi Oved, the internal vice president, proposed at a meeting late last month that the Undergraduate Students Association Council use Google Hangouts or some similar technology […]
Editorial: Sebastian Ridley-Thomas clear choice for 54th Assembly district
Sebastian Ridley-Thomas possesses the right mix of state policy expertise and vision for the 54th Assembly district to act as an effective representative for the area in the California State Assembly. As a young, energetic candidate with experience as a policy expert on Los Angeles-specific and statewide levels, Ridley-Thomas will act as a strong champion […]
Editorial: Both UC, AFSCME need to negotiate better for progress
For the last year, University of California and the largest union representing UC employees have been locked in a contentious stalemate over the terms of a new contract.
Editorial: Student activism, interest proves need for diversity-related GE
After more than two decades of advocacy, the introduction of a diversity-related general education requirement at UCLA is long overdue. In June 2012, faculty in the College of Letters and Science rejected a proposal that would have established a “Community and Conflict in the Modern World” requirement, an unobtrusive addition to the curriculum that would […]
Editorial: Councilmembers should heed letter on stipends, amend bylaws
The original version of this article contained an error and has been changed. See the bottom of the article for additional information. Several student leaders took the laudable step last week of urging their undergraduate student government to pass a bylaws change that would bring its guiding document into compliance with the principles of good […]
Editorial: UCLA Communications Board must act to preserve journalism education
Collegiate journalism that fulfills the needs of campus readers thrives with the support of a media professional capable of guiding budding journalists. On Oct. 29, Amy Emmert, the adviser to UCLA Student Media, the umbrella organization that acts as the publisher for the Daily Bruin, seven newsmagazines and UCLA Radio, finished her final day in […]