Two weeks ago, I sat in a safe space in Bunche Hall, eager to open myself to the variety of stories and perspectives students had to share regarding the election results. I did not vote or feel any vexation after President-elect Donald Trump won, so I was genuinely curious as to how other students were […]
Category Archives: Opinion Columns
Opinion editors: UC Regent Norman Pattiz needs to resign from position
It seems like the only way to become a figure of authority nowadays is to have a recording of yourself making vulgar, sexual comments about women. And if you thought the Hollywood Access tape was the worst it could get, you’re in for a big surprise. Fresh off the heels of a sexual harassment scandal, […]
Abhishek Shetty: USAC’s Bruin News Room lacks innovation, experience despite intentions
When this year’s Undergraduate Students Association Council members campaigned for their offices, they promised a scholarship portal. They promised to tackle housing affordability. They promised to make the campus more eco-friendly. What they didn’t promise was a localized version of NowThis that no one really asked for. Come winter quarter, the USAC Office of the […]
Arthur Wang: UC should work with lawmakers to stop tuition hike
‘Tis the season – the season for catchy hey-ho hey-ho protest chants. After six years of tuition-frozen bliss, things are about to thaw at the University of California. A planned systemwide hike will go into effect for the 2017-2018 school year. Protests have already begun at UC San Diego and the Regents meeting at UC […]
Jasmine Aquino: You can’t reject those with whom you disagree
I came out as bisexual to more than 43,300 people last year in a Daily Bruin column. But my parents weren’t among them. It may be 2016, but it can still be risky for someone to publicly identify as LGBTQ, undocumented or as part of any other marginalized group. And the holidays may be especially […]
Aaron Julian: Democrats should focus on practical liberalism, not destructive protests
I was raised in a white, working-class rural American town that voted for Donald Trump this year. Urban liberals lack understanding of places like my home, and tend to write them off as uneducated or backwards. My town and countless others across the country proved this month why this attitude is so misguided and has […]
Chris Campbell: LA must preserve status as sanctuary city for undocumented residents
This post was updated Nov. 22 at 12:45 p.m. Now that we’ve handed Donald Trump the reins to run the most powerful nation on Earth, he’s spent his time pretty much the only way he knows how to: tweeting about the most pressing issue of the day, the musical “Hamilton.” But while he whines about the […]