No Offense, the Daily Bruin’s opinion radio show, is back for another year! Each week, the Opinion staff will share their thoughts on events and trends happening at UCLA and beyond. This week, Opinion editor Chris Campbell and Assistant Opinion editor Keshav Tadimeti kick off the fun by talking about UCLA Health’s program to bring […]
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Kristina Iliopoulos: Universal fee, lottery system best way to keep Bruin Bash affordable
Putting on a concert is hard work, and as any rap enthusiast can tell you, it’s all about the Benjamins. Bruin Bash, a concert organized by the Undergraduate Students Association Council’s Campus Events Commision, takes place in Pauley Pavilion every year during zero week’s welcome activities. The concert usually includes some big names, and undergraduates […]
Throwback Thursday, Week 1: On a roll in Westwood
Pedicabs once roamed the streets of Westwood Village, and you can catch them now by the beach in Santa Monica
Jonathan Friedland: Selling tickets to Bruin Bash would allow more students to attend
Once I entered Pauley Pavilion for Bruin Bash, the plethora of empty seats disheartened me. What I expected to be a crowded, congested, ultra-packed venue betrayed me. Seats remained empty, despite the amped-up lineup planned for the evening. It seemed as if no one was sitting, or standing for that matter, in the number of […]
Editorial: State Legislature should address funding concerns for mental health bill
Good intentions aren’t sufficient reason to push a flawed policy into law. Last week, Governor Jerry Brown vetoed Assembly Bill 2017, which would have expanded mental health care funding for California college campuses, because it did not specify an amount or source of funding for the program. While some student leaders are petitioning the legislature […]
Editorial Cartoon: Return of the wise wizard of wisdom
Keshav Tadimeti: UCLA must implement preemptive stringent cybersecurity measures
You would have to be a yahoo to still be using Yahoo. And this time, that’s not just because Gmail is superior. If you haven’t heard, Yahoo announced last week there was a massive security breach of its servers, resulting in hackers stealing email account information for over 500 million users. In other words, there’s […]