Westwood is a breeding ground for stubbed toes and sprained ankles. The reason why is just underfoot. It takes dedicated focus, if not sheer poise, to maneuver through the neighborhood’s neglected, broken sidewalks. After 40 years of neglect, the Los Angeles City Council is proposing a $10 million allocation to repair L.A. sidewalks — a […]
Category Archives: Opinion Columns
Eitan Arom: UC’s litigious approach doesn’t give others fair shake
David French has a joke: “Everybody gets their decade in court.” Court is messy. It’s ugly. And frankly, it’s not a very good way to resolve disputes. A trial that French is currently prosecuting illustrates that point. French, a senior counselor for the conservative legal organization the American Council for Law and Justice, is representing a […]
Ryan Nelson: Equipping police with lapel cameras is safe, cost effective
Recently, a proposal has been floating among police departments to attach cameras to the lapels of police officers as they go about their patrols. And no, that’s not the pitch for a new twist on the Fox TV series “Cops.” Rather, it’s a movement that’s gained serious steam in the law enforcement world in the […]
Julia McCarthy: UCLA should provide support for open-source textbook efforts
This quarter alone Kendal Drucker’s three textbooks cost her almost $400. Drucker, a second-year psychology student, is involved in the California Public Interest Research Group, or CALPIRG, which is working to get professors at UCLA to join a movement toward open-source textbooks and other affordable online course materials With the costs of textbooks rising, open-source […]
Maia Ferdman: Waxman’s successor should focus on education, cooperation
Henry Waxman, a longtime fixture in the House of Representatives and UCLA’s congressional representative, plans to retire this year, leaving a difficult legacy to follow. In his 40 years as a representative, Waxman, a UCLA alumnus, has championed a wide range of progressive causes. His seniority has given him a prominent position in Congress, while […]
Eitan Arom: USAC makes progress with bylaws change
There’s one word in the phrase “student government” that is often overlooked and consistently underrated. I’ll give you a hint: It’s not government. For anyone seeking to understand or be involved in student government at UCLA, it’s crucial to recognize that it is an educational experience – as much classroom as Congress. And as with any learning […]
Travis Fife: Fraternities can benefit from talking about consent
Through numerous college parties, I’ve come to realize that in a college culture that often views drunken hookups as normal, the fun of a good party can bring with it the risk of confused sexual consent and a whole host of other issues that stem from intoxicated decision-making. Fraternities sometimes have a bad reputation when […]