California has a new health trend, but it’s more complicated than just eating a lot of kale. California lawmakers reacted to the possible repeal of former President Barack Obama’s health care law, the Affordable Care Act, in February by introducing Senate Bill 562, a single-payer health care system to ensure coverage for every Californian. The […]
Category Archives: Opinion Columns
Aaron Julian: Conservative campus groups should start constructive dialogue
It seems that after all the noise of the presidential election, we have forgotten about the most important characteristic of political and intellectual environments: balance. It goes without saying that UCLA is an overtly left-leaning school – Bruins donate to mostly Democratic candidates, and faculty members were willing enough to do things like reschedule exams […]
Clea Wurster: UC must back Senate Bill 320 to improve abortion accessibility
The University of California has been hesitant to come out in support of accessible abortion for students. California Sen. Connie Leyva proposed Senate Bill 320 in February, which would require California colleges to offer medication abortion services at student health centers if there is a pharmacy, or to provide transportation to a health care center […]
Pravin Visakan: Charter Amendment C will lead to ineffective reform of LAPD misconduct
The Los Angeles Police Department has a troubled history with officer misconduct. The city is trying something new to address this problem, however. Charter Amendment C, an initiative on the May 16 municipal ballot, represents a well-intentioned, but ineffective attempt to tweak the formula of internal police misconduct reviews. The measure would give officers accused […]
Abhishek Shetty: State legislators must be more realistic about UC funding constraints
State legislators might seem to care about the well-being of the University of California and its students, but it was painfully clear they came to the dealing table with a deck of marked cards when they negotiated a nonresident enrollment cap with the UC. At a March meeting, the UC Board of Regents had discussed […]
Gael Adrien Mbama: Student organizations need city funding to tackle homelessness
Everybody knows Los Angeles has a homelessness problem. To be clear, homelessness is a complicated, multidimensional problem with no single solution, but LA city and county officials have a well-publicized $737 million plan to tackle it. This massive investment will go toward health and rehabiilitation services, among other initiatives, in order to help break the […]
Scott Bays: UCLA’s definition of harassment must align with that of California
Victims of harassment seeking justice from the university may want to look elsewhere. Unless their treatment was so severe it prevented them from accessing university resources, UCLA doesn’t think it counts as harassment. The UCLA Student Conduct Code defines harassment as “conduct that is so severe and/or pervasive, and objectively offensive, and that so substantially […]