UCLA Dining Services should do more to provide kosher and halal options on the Hill, a change Jewish and Muslim students on campus are pushing for. Students from the Jewish and Muslim student unions met with dining representatives on the Hill in January to advocate for more kosher and halal foods, which are prepared to meet certain requirements of these religions’ laws, for on-campus residents.
Category Archives: Editorials
Editorial: Greater online presence can increase visibility of UC student regent position
For all of the important work the UC student regent does in representing the student perspective on vital issues, the lack of visibility of the position undoes some of that.
Editorial: Students should lobby congressmen to protect federal funding for university research
Current negotiations in Congress may end with $335 million in cuts to university research.
Editorial: Election calendar reform would help streamline USAC endorsements
Undergraduate student government showed an impressive level of transparency and willingness to act in accordance with student opinion by deciding to adopt an amended proposal to reform the election code.
_Editorial: Election Board proposal would directly solve endorsement process problems_
The Undergraduate Students Association Council will vote on two proposals Tuesday to reform the elections endorsement process.
While both have merit, the proposal brought forward by the Election Board best solves the problem at hand. Given past breakdown of council votes, it seems unlikely that the Election Board’s plan will pass, but we urge councilmembers to carefully consider both proposals.
Editorial: Students to gain from shifts in immigration policy
Recently proposed changes in immigration law could provide a path to proper documentation for students who have earned degrees, benefiting both themselves and the American economy.
Editorial: New USAC slate will encourage competition, expand representation
A new slate will run candidates in this year’s student government elections – a move we hope will encourage healthy competition and broader student representation within the Undergraduate Students Association Council.