Category Archives: Opinion Columns

On the first day of my intergroup dialogue seminar last year, I sat in a circle with around 15 students that I had never met before of mixed race and heritage. Each of them surprised me. Every week, they shared their stories of family and festivity, of intolerance and of privilege. All UCLA students should […]

A multi-year tuition freeze is a great deal for students who will be enrolled while tuition remains stable, but students entering the University of California after levels thaw could be left to deal with sizeable consequences.

On May 21, three propositions will appear on the L.A. ballot concerning the legality of medicinal marijuana dispensaries in the city.

Calls for “transparency” and “accountability” within the Undergraduate Students Association Council were made by nearly every candidate in this year’s elections.

Thousands of University of California patient care technical workers are planning to walk off the job in protest of poor conditions for both employees and patients within UC medical centers.

For most of us, picking which bathroom to use requires no thought. But for members of the transgender community, choosing a bathroom can put them at risk of harassment or embarrassment. As the majority of UCLA students are not transgender, many may be uneducated about a transgender student’s experiences – the ways that our transgender […]

On May 1, the UC Student-Worker Union made clear its sunshine demands for 2013. Among this list of demands is an increase in wages for University of California teaching assistants.
In this financial climate, however, the union’s demands, which also include expanded health options and sabbaticals for student-workers, are unreasonable.