When workers accept employment, they agree to a wage and set of responsibilities. At UCLA Dining Services, it’s become clear that this agreement needs renegotiation. Dana Carrera, a student worker at Bruin Cafe and rising third-year sociology student, recently began advocating for equal pay between UCLA students and full-time workers, starting a petition and meeting […]
Category Archives: Opinion
Lydiette De Jesus: Claims of racial bias in admissions are ignorant, perpetuate racism
Sleep-deprived summer-session students were unpleasantly surprised by a poster last week which brazenly argued UCLA is racially biased because it admits more African-American students than it should. “UCLA violates Prop 209 to discriminate against White and Asian students in favor of Blacks,” it read. The seemingly polite and factual language of the poster penetrated the […]
Chris Campbell: Beverly Hills must stop fighting expansion of Purple Line to Westside
Beverly Hills has sent a clear message to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority about its proposed Purple Line subway extension route running under the city. Quite literally, “It’s our way or the highway.” The extension, which could be completed by 2024 if a voters approve a 0.5 percent sales tax in November, will finally connect UCLA to Los Angeles’ […]
Editorial: UCLA administration should learn from mistakes of other UC chancellors
In the span of just a week, two University of California chancellors announced their resignations. UC Davis Chancellor Linda Katehi and UC Berkeley Chancellor Nicholas Dirks resigned after a slew of bad publicity, despite both spending thousands in discretionary funds hiring consultants to improve their images. Katehi has been embroiled in a series of scandals […]
Submission: Proposed anti-BDS legislation threatens free speech
Imagine if you were told that funding for your university organization would be withheld based on your political beliefs. That would sound a lot like 1950s McCarthyism. But sadly, this was the reality of being a student at UCLA last year, and may soon become the reality for many more if California passes a widely criticized […]
Arman Sharif: Preventing more tragedy following HARD Summer Musical Festival deaths
2014, one death. 2015, two deaths. 2016, three deaths. The numbers spell a grim trajectory for HARD Summer Music Festival, an annual event held two weeks ago that attracted nearly 150,000 attendees an hour east of Los Angeles. Until HARD Summer 2016, no single U.S. rave held by LA-based companies over the last decade saw three or […]
Jonathan Friedland: Republicans should be consistent in their small-government principles
Time and time again, the Republican party has contradicted its own small-government philosophy. When most Republicans look at their party, they envision smaller government, which supposedly means fewer regulations and more individual liberty. Unless, of course, you’re attempting to marry someone of the same gender, looking to end your own life through assisted suicide or […]