In the fight against homelessness, the city of Los Angeles is lacking control over its rent control. Treating homelessness is an issue that has drawn major attention at the ballot box, and LA voters are eager to approach the problem. Measure H, which is on the March 7 municipal election ballot, would add a quarter […]
Category Archives: Opinion
Abhishek Shetty: Student Conduct Committee must increase transparency, student input
“We understand the importance of including students in critical discussions,” wrote Maria Blandizzi, dean of students, in a letter to the editor last year. Turns out there’s still some understanding to do. The Student Conduct Committee, which hears cases of student misconduct, consists of at least three undergraduate student and at least three graduate student […]
Submission: CALPIRG’s fracking ban advocacy is part of larger sustainability goal
As any Californian knows, we’ve seen our fair share of earthquakes and water shortages. Yet we still allow fracking, a natural gas and oil extraction method that exacerbates both issues, in our state. The recent California Public Interest Research Group pledge drive to ban fracking in California opened an important conversation about the issue. Those […]
Editorial Cartoon: Life as an artist
Emily Merz: Westwood needs to protect the rights of the Village’s street vendors
While walking around Westwood Village, many UCLA students will pass a couple street vendors selling fruit. Little do students realize that these vendors could face deportation if charged with a misdemeanor for street vending. Thanks to President Donald Trump’s new executive order, immigrants with minor criminal charges or “perceived charges” can face deportation. In response […]
Editorial: UCLA needs to be transparent about disciplinary hearings procedure
Disciplinary hearings are the university’s equivalent to a justice system. Students who are accused of violating the conduct code are supposed to be judged by a panel of their peers and faculty. When this system is compromised, so is the foundation of justice for these students – and this is exactly what has happened at […]
