Category Archives: Opinion
Submission: Students should make better use of recycling bins on campus
A new year brings new opportunity and new motivation to be our best and do our best. That includes working toward a healthier campus and environment. Central to that goal is changing the way we handle our trash. When you finish your sandwich or your drink, where do you throw out your trash? UCLA Facilities […]
No Offense, But: Sigma C.H.A.I. and supersonic jets
This week on No Offense, Chris Campbell and Keshav Tadimeti are joined by assistant Radio director Douglas Hsieh, where they talk about Sigma C.H.A.I., an initiative led by one of the undergraduate student government’s general representatives to bridge the gap between Greek life and those outside of it. Later, they fasten their seat belts and […]
Abhishek Shetty: UCLA Housing should change housing lottery into waitlist format
If you’ve ever felt your housing application has been a hassle, then spare a moment for the fourth-year students trying to get into university housing. Fourth-year students who want to live in university-owned housing have to enter a lottery to get into the few available spots in both residence halls and university-owned apartments. The majority […]
Kristina Iliopoulos: Fraternities enforce gender ratio policy to ensure safe environment
The Daily Bruin column published last week entitled “Fraternities should abolish misogynistic men-to-women ratio policies” is a wrongful attack on fraternities here at UCLA. The main argument that “frat ratios” promote a misogynistic environment is based on a false premise. The writer assumes this ratio is in place to maximize a fraternity member’s ability to […]
Austin Pink: UCLA should require students to take a course on media literacy
Campus protests, executive actions, Steve Harvey. Why are these things happening? What will happen next? Much of the anxiety surrounding the recent election and President Donald Trump’s executive actions has been marked by unprecedented online staging. The information market has officially left the corporeal world for the era of digital, and it’s not going back. […]
Keshav Tadimeti: Inactivity of USAC officers prevents council’s success
Winter has come for the undergraduate student government. With the fall quarter learning curve behind us, the cycle will begin anew: Undergraduate Students Association Council officers will begin to feel the heat and scramble to cross off items on their to-do lists, awaiting end-of-term evaluations and the ever-looming spring quarter election. But, despite this soon-to-develop […]