When Angelenos take to the polls Tuesday, they will decide the trajectory of public transit and transit-oriented development in Los Angeles County for years to come. Measure M and Measure JJJ endeavor to expand transportation networks and safeguard affordable housing, respectively. Both promise to advance the region’s sustainability goals while transforming where and how transportation […]
Category Archives: Opinion
Chris Campbell: Political vitriol must end with election
Happy Election Day, Bruins! Yes, America’s bloodiest boxing match will finally come to a close Tuesday. After clocking in more than 500 rounds – one per day – with some punches connecting harder than others, Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump are on their final stand. Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather are trembling in their seats […]
Editorial Cartoon: Foreign relations
Editorial Cartoon: The Voting
Lydiette De Jesus: UC’s restriction on work hours is unmindful of student needs
This summer, the stoves weren’t the only hot items in the dining halls. The department was under some serious heat, and now student dining workers are somehow still dealing with the fire. UCLA Dining Services faced criticism after a push for higher student wages revealed that some student employees worked more than 30 hours each […]
Editorial: UC administrators’ actions do not reflect their own Title IX policies
While the University of California regents have spent the past two years overseeing improvements to systemwide sexual harassment and assault policies, they don’t seem to have learned much from it. It’s no secret officials up and down the UC system do not practice what they preach. The most recent example is Norman Pattiz, a UC […]
Arman Sharif: UCLA must be in solidarity with Cal, demand own multicultural center
UC Berkeley student groups have been pushing demands for nearly 30 days for administration to relocate the school’s multicultural center to new facilities. But down in Westwood, this kind of center doesn’t even exist for UCLA. The bridges Multicultural Resource Center was formed to provide resources to underrepresented students of color after Proposition 209 banned […]