Beverly Hills has sent a clear message to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority about its proposed Purple Line subway extension route running under the city. Quite literally, “It’s our way or the highway.” The extension, which could be completed by 2024 if a voters approve a 0.5 percent sales tax in November, will finally connect UCLA to Los Angeles’ […]
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Arman Sharif: Preventing more tragedy following HARD Summer Musical Festival deaths
2014, one death. 2015, two deaths. 2016, three deaths. The numbers spell a grim trajectory for HARD Summer Music Festival, an annual event held two weeks ago that attracted nearly 150,000 attendees an hour east of Los Angeles. Until HARD Summer 2016, no single U.S. rave held by LA-based companies over the last decade saw three or […]
Jonathan Friedland: Republicans should be consistent in their small-government principles
Time and time again, the Republican party has contradicted its own small-government philosophy. When most Republicans look at their party, they envision smaller government, which supposedly means fewer regulations and more individual liberty. Unless, of course, you’re attempting to marry someone of the same gender, looking to end your own life through assisted suicide or […]
Blake Deal: Recent events show nationalism on the rise again
2016 will be known around the world as the year of nationalism’s revival. Whether it be the massive demonstrations in Poland, the United Kingdom’s recent exit from the European Union or even the possibility of Japan amending its constitution for the first time ever, developed countries around the world are turning back to nationalism and […]
Chris Campbell: Sanchez needs conservative, independent votes to win Senate seat
The 2016 presidential contest is becoming as heated as the Los Angeles summer. The Republican and Democratic parties are holding their nominating conventions, and much like the inescapable LA heat, we can’t expect a break from the presidential invectives until November. But another race is being lost in the noise: California’s election to fill the […]
Kristina Iliopoulos: ‘Pokemon Go’ brings camaraderie, adventure to campus
Last week on a Wednesday Eevee-ning, I was in my life sciences lab dissecting a rat. I pretended to be sick from the sight of some still-beating hearts and the odor that comes from a rat that freshly died for science and I left the room to grab water. Passing by the fountain, I walked […]
Abhishek Shetty: Clinton’s college affordability plan traps students into workfare scheme
NPR reported that Sen. Bernie Sanders is ready to endorse former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton for president on Tuesday, with her proposal to eliminate college tuition for certain students instigating the move. However, given his support for free college tuition, he might want to hold it off for now. Clinton, the presumptive Democratic nominee, […]