It’s always promising to see progress, but sometimes progress seems to move at a snail’s pace. Vice Chancellor for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Jerry Kang’s advisory board, announced in September, follows that pace. Kang’s board consists of student leaders from different student organizations across campus who have been nicknamed “change agents” because of their roles […]
Category Archives: Opinion
No Offense, But: Westwood and Drinking
The opinion editors are back at it again with the Daily Bruin’s official Opinion podcast! This week, Chris Campbell and Keshav Tadimeti discuss Westwood’s retail development and revitalization strategy. Then, they talk about the merits and detriments of having a drink before bedtime.
Letter to the Editor: Ashe Center welcomes student feedback to improve health care services
I appreciate Lydiette De Jesus’ column and the light it shines on certain UCLA student health care needs. A core component of the Arthur Ashe Student Health and Wellness Center’s mission is to provide access to high quality, affordable health care, and we welcome any opportunity to engage students and the broader UCLA community around […]
Letter to the Editor: IFC plans to foster culture of acceptance within UCLA fraternities
Last Thursday the Daily Bruin editorial board called for Greek Life to combat a culture of racism and cultural insensitivity. This article is one of several published over the past year critiquing fraternities for misogyny and racism. I will not attempt to defend my community from the charge of racism, because such efforts often distract […]
Editorial Cartoon: The bus system
Abhishek Shetty: USAC should focus on more economic projects, not solar umbrellas
UCLA is currently en route to its goal of producing zero landfill waste by 2020. That goal is at the risk of hitting a roadblock if the Undergraduate Students Association Council Facilities Commission goes ahead and wastes money on expensive solar umbrellas. Using funding from The Green Initiative Fund, the commission is drafting a proposal […]
Editorial: Students should not propagate viewpoints with false statements
Students are entitled to their free speech, but it’s unbefitting of them to use that freedom to propagate false facts. Last week, the Bruin Republicans student group held an event titled, “Sabine Durden: An Illegal Immigrant Killed My Child,” featuring a mother whose son was killed in a drunken driving car accident by an undocumented […]