Category Archives: Opinion

Zoey Freedman: Increase in Cal Grant funding should be reserved for housing

More money for the University of California doesn’t mean students are going to be living any more comfortably. If the proposed California state budget for the 2016-2017 fiscal year is approved, the UC is set to receive 4.7 percent more funding than last year, including an additional $2.1 billion through the Cal Grant program. The Cal […]

Editorial: Jerry Kang’s student advisory board can heed call for representation

In his first six months as vice chancellor of equity, diversity and inclusion, Jerry Kang has proven he knows what to say. From speaking at a Black Bruins Matter protest to implementing his CrossCheck blog to discuss social issues on campus, he’s acknowledged the concerns that frustrated student activists have called on the administration to […]

Letter to the Editor: The Bruin did not examine loss of due process in new Title IX policy

Dear Editor, Your interview of Kathleen Salvaty, UCLA’s Title IX officer, on Monday, Jan. 11, neglected to answer significant questions about UCLA’s implementation of the new UC procedure that requires Title IX offices, rather than dean of students offices, to investigate reports of sexual assault. UCLA’s Title IX office will now assign investigators to investigate […]

Keshav Tadimeti: Dining hall locker system in need of revamp

Hit C. Punch in “5555.” Press the lock key. That’s a dining hall locker procedure I’m sure many of us use. If the locker locks, our search is over. If not, we try again. At the De Neve dining hall, my search for a functional locker averages six iterations of the procedure. Lately, however, it’s […]

Letter to the Editor: Clarifications about cost, times of UC summer travel study programs

Dear Editor, I want to thank Hannah Rosson for writing the article “UCLA offers new travel study programs, summer institutes for 2016.” Each summer, UCLA offers more than a thousand courses, including travel study and summer institutes, that are of great interest to UCLA students. I do want to make a couple of important clarifications, […]