After a week of hearing pitches on Bruin Walk from each of the three slates in this year’s Undergraduate Students Association Council election, we can finally walk to class without having to stuff several campaign flyers into our pockets as we pass.
Category Archives: Opinion Columns
Natalie Delgadillo: Bruin Diversity Initiative doesn’t cut it, ignores chronic issues
Supporters of the Bruin Diversity Initiative poured hundreds of volunteer hours and thousands of dollars into passing the measure. Those students must now rethink how their organizations are financed.
Ryan Nelson: UCLA should abandon UC SHIP, move to self-funded plan
The financial illness of the University of California Student Health Insurance Plan appeared early in February, diagnosed initially with a $57 million deficit.
Maia Ferdman: USAC’s emerging fiscal mindset shows foresight
You wouldn’t buy a car with next year’s paycheck. In the same way, student government should not look to an undetermined pool of money like an annual surplus to fund a large-scale venture like the annual welcome-back event, Bruin Bash.
Katie Shepherd: Campaigns should avoid sexual approach
Heart disease is the No. 1 killer of women in America. Cancer takes second place. And while breast cancer comes in second in that category, it receives among the most publicity and research funding of any health issue in America. Moreover, breast cancer is one of the only diseases consistently sexualized by awareness campaigns. Sexualized […]
Jerry Zhao: UCLA should value exchange of ideas offered by international students
Every Christmas, Stanley Dashew invited members of the UCLA International Student Association to his home for a hearty, home-cooked dinner, sharing his life experiences while patiently listening to theirs.
Natalie Delgadillo: Citing, jailing not solution to homelessness
About 20 percent of the national homeless population is in California.