As a student worker at the Associated Students UCLA, work often burdens me more than academics. That shouldn’t be the case. ASUCLA employs over 1,500 students, making it the largest employer of students on campus. According to its website, one of its core missions is the professional development of student employees. Yet, student workers are […]
Category Archives: Opinion
Karishma Daibee: Valentine’s Day should celebrate existing love, not negativity
Saint Valentine, patron saint of epilepsy, died in 273 A.D. His martyrdom is commemorated annually by single young people weeping alone because they don’t have someone to kiss and hold hands with in exchange for chocolate they wouldn’t eat anyway. It’s no secret that the meaning of Valentine’s Day has become distorted over the years, […]
Selby Kia: UCLA should alleviate late enrollment times with surveys, petitions
This Valentine’s Day, while students flock to the theater to see “Fifty Shades Darker” or spend a romantic evening strolling through Westwood with their significant others, many freshmen will be bent over their laptops, frantically trying to enroll in whatever classes they can get. This issue of late pass times and over-enrollment is nothing new […]
Letter to the Editor: Political commentary needs to be culturally sensitive, mindful
We are grateful that the Daily Bruin has apologized for the offensive editorial cartoon that ran in yesterday’s edition. As individuals, and in our organizational capacities, we have repeatedly emphasized the need for collective humility – to realize when we have hurt others, to show the courage to admit error and to manifest the integrity […]
Submission: SJP condemns Daily Bruin editorial cartoon
It has come to the attention of Students for Justice in Palestine that the Daily Bruin published a political cartoon that conveyed anti-Semitic tropes in a portrayal of the current Israeli prime minister. We first and foremost ask the Daily Bruin to clarify that the illustrator of the cartoon has no affiliation with SJP. Although […]
Editor’s Note: To our readers
The Daily Bruin apologizes for the editorial cartoon that ran on our Opinion page this morning. As a newspaper, we take responsibility for our mistakes and apologize for them, so that’s what we’re doing here. Running this cartoon was an error that we deeply regret. It is wrong to use religion or religious tenets to […]
Editorial: UCLA administrators should increase communication with students
Student activism is entering a renaissance on campuses nationwide. For now, the outrage is pointed squarely at President Donald Trump’s administration, but college administrators shouldn’t think they’ll get off scot-free. At UCLA in particular, vice chancellors have a communication problem. They are mostly hidden and tend not to communicate directly with the broader student body. […]