Category Archives: Opinion

Submission: Proposed bylaw changes gives USAC undue power, less accountability

Most people at UCLA understand that the Undergraduate Students Association Council is supposed to represent all undergraduate students, taking direction and leadership from students themselves. Ideally, it’s a representative government: we all pay $160 annually in fees, and every Spring we elect 14 councilmembers to promote student welfare. But this week’s proposal to limit the […]

MSA, Hillel, SJP, Bruins for Israel can collaborate to teach students

As ignorance runs rampant on campus and our administration fails to properly acknowledge it, student groups must take the initiative to change the direction of campus climate. For the third time at UCLA this year, slanderous posters were put up around campus attacking the student organization Students for Justice in Palestine, and for the first […]

Editorial: USAC must vote down bylaw changes that can ignore important issues

The undergraduate student government will vote Tuesday on proposed amendments to its bylaws, which would seriously damage the scope of the resolutions it could pass and impede the ability of the council to act as a pathway for student activism. As such, they should vote down both amendments. If the amendments are approved, any resolution […]

Aram Ghoogasian: UC Merced stabbings investigation must be made public

Almost two weeks after four people were stabbed in the early hours of the morning at the University of California’s youngest campus, questions remain about what exactly transpired. The perpetrator of the UC Merced stabbings, a freshman at the university, was involved in a chase where he turned toward a university police officer and was […]

No Offense, But: Mizzou

The University of Missouri has become an epicenter for racial tension following former University President Tim Wolfe’s resignation after protests over his handling of racially charged incidents on campus. In turn, this has sparked a national debate over the place of free speech in modern society. On this week’s episode of “No Offense, But,” Opinion […]