Two weeks ago, I sat in a safe space in Bunche Hall, eager to open myself to the variety of stories and perspectives students had to share regarding the election results. I did not vote or feel any vexation after President-elect Donald Trump won, so I was genuinely curious as to how other students were […]
Category Archives: Opinion
Opinion editors: UC Regent Norman Pattiz needs to resign from position
It seems like the only way to become a figure of authority nowadays is to have a recording of yourself making vulgar, sexual comments about women. And if you thought the Hollywood Access tape was the worst it could get, you’re in for a big surprise. Fresh off the heels of a sexual harassment scandal, […]
Submission: Israeli-Palestinian conflict hurts all, Bruins should model peace
In October 2015, a 13-year-old Israeli boy was riding his bike near East Jerusalem when two Palestinian boys, aged 13 and 15, stabbed him and a 25-year-old Yeshiva student with kitchen knives. The 15-year-old Palestinian was shot and killed after charging at Israeli police following the initial attack. A year later, an Israeli court sentenced […]
Submission: Protests are democratic acts necessary to support rights we value
I hear the concerns that Aaron Julian raised in the Daily Bruin’s Nov. 22 opinion column. He’s right that both political parties have alienated white, working-class Americans by refusing to address their needs. He’s right that progressives have to do more than protest President-elect Donald Trump if we want to reach his voter base and […]
Submission: Media needs more pro-Palestine narratives for balanced perspective
“I know what America is. America is a thing you can move very easily, move it in the right direction.” This quote from current Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaking to Israeli settlers in the West Bank in 2001 shows why Americans would do well to educate themselves as to how they can be so […]
Editorial: With potential tuition hike, UC should budget finances more responsibly
It should not come as any surprise that the University of California is considering an end to the six-year-long tuition freeze. Continuing the tuition freeze is not just unlikely, but potentially harmful to the University’s quality in the midst of rising enrollment and inflation. While there is no official proposal yet, potential hikes could add […]
Abhishek Shetty: USAC’s Bruin News Room lacks innovation, experience despite intentions
When this year’s Undergraduate Students Association Council members campaigned for their offices, they promised a scholarship portal. They promised to tackle housing affordability. They promised to make the campus more eco-friendly. What they didn’t promise was a localized version of NowThis that no one really asked for. Come winter quarter, the USAC Office of the […]