Sometimes, the cost of serving the community is just 19 valet parking spots. Last week, the University of California Board of Regents approved design plans and a land grant for the relocation of Stuart House, an extension of the Rape Treatment Center at Santa Monica-UCLA Medical Center that offers free 24-hour medical, psychological and legal […]
Category Archives: Opinion Columns
Zoey Freedman: Napolitano needs to play political hardball
University of California President Janet Napolitano, in her opening remarks to the UC Board of Regents Wednesday, outlined several long-term plans for the University. Although she touched on many big ideas, her speech lacked specifics on how she will actually bring about change, especially on one critical issue: state funding. Napolitano spent a large portion […]
Ryan Nelson: Centralized approach for Take Back UC would aid in success of movement
When a group of unions and other organizations interested in reforming the University of California decided they needed a new tactic, they did what they do best: collectivize. Last Wednesday, Take Back UC, a campaign dedicated to bringing together reform groups from across California and push for institutional change in the University, went live. The […]
Alexandra Tashman: Focus on high-demand courses in UC online education
As a freshman, I took Geography 5: People and Earth’s Ecosystems with nearly 600 other students. There were more people than seats in our lecture hall, and during every class, the aisles were packed with students who had to sit on the floor. Overcrowding in general education and lower division major classes is a common part […]
Natalie Delgadillo: USAC should weigh surplus funds early on
[media-credit align=”alignnone” width=”300″]Most students know what it feels like to crack open a textbook for the first time the day before a midterm – the sinking feeling in your stomach, the rising panic as you realize just how much you have to cram in your head before morning. As seventh week begins, the Undergraduate Students […]
Maia Ferdman: Public debates distract from progress on Israeli-Palestinian issue
Israeli and Palestinian advocates on campus are not camera shy. Much of the conversation about the conflict at UCLA manifests in a very public manner. Each year, the Daily Bruin receives numerous submissions from active students, each followed by a flurry of online comments. Another yearly phenomenon is the emergence of student government resolutions addressing […]
Charley Guptill: Older students deserve a more inclusive Bruin experience
Studying at UCLA is a young person’s game. The quintessential UCLA student in most people’s minds will invariably be someone aged 18 to 22. Joe Bruin, certainly, cannot be much older than 19. This understanding of our campus population should change to acknowledge older students at UCLA. While they don’t fit the stereotypical mold of a […]