Category Archives: Opinion
Fixing game plan for student-athletes’ education would improve prospects
To some Bruins, maintaining a 2.6 GPA while juggling part-time jobs or extracurriculars might prove difficult. To others, though, it’s the difference between a shot at their dreams and a career that doesn’t require drinking protein shakes. The NCAA released Academic Progress Rate reports, which track student-athletes’ academic and retention rankings, earlier in May. Universities […]
UCLA needs equitable allocation of private donation funds to all departments
The year is 2050. State funding for the University of California has dwindled to mere pennies. UCLA departments are forced to grovel for donations with flashy titles and perks, and department chairs vie for philanthropists like players in the Hunger Games do. If only the nation’s top public university weren’t so private. State support for […]
No Offense, But: Sharing bikes and elections
“No Offense, But” is back in your feeds with another wonderful podcast – this time about UCLA Transportation’s failing Bruin Bike Share program and about the ongoing North Westwood Neighborhood Council election. Join Opinion editor Keshav Tadimeti and columnists Lucy Carroll, Andrew Raychawdhuri and Marcella Pensamiento as they break down the failures of bikeshare at […]
Daily Bruin Editorial Board 2019 NWWNC election endorsements
The North Westwood Neighborhood Council is an advisory body of 19 community members – including students, homeowners, renters, homeless individuals and university staff – representing Westwood Village, UCLA and the North Village area to the Los Angeles City Council. The council commands a multithousand dollar budget and drives development and business in the neighborhood. Below […]
NWWNC business stakeholder – Josh Trifunovich, Kevin Crummy and Alex Helmi
Josh Trifunovich A North Westwood Neighborhood Council business stakeholder should have the business know-how and local connections to effect change in Westwood. Josh Trifunovich, owner of Rocco’s Tavern, has that. This board endorses Trifunovich for a business stakeholder position on the NWWNC because of his essential business voice and experience working in Westwood. He clearly […]
NWWNC at-large stakeholder – Amir Tarighat and Zahra Hajee
Amir Tarighat No-nonsense leaders are hard to come by. But Amir Tarighat is the voice of reason Westwood desperately needs. The board endorses Tarighat for at-large stakeholder in the North Westwood Neighborhood Council for his experience in event planning and handling the business logistics of such community engagement. We shouldn’t forget Tarighat was the matter-of-fact […]