Following the now infamous “Kanye Western” themed raid earlier this month, the Afrikan Student Union released a list of 10 demands that prompted a swift response from the UCLA administration. Some of ASU’s demands, such as the creation of an Afro-house and the creation of a $30 million endowment for black students, both of which […]
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Catherine Liberty Feliciano: UCLA should not ban, but regulate Yik Yak
Everything is forever on the Internet now. Bylines, twitter handles and never-ending archives hold us accountable for everything we’ve ever dared to publish. Yik Yak is a different story – temporary, anonymous and a matter of controversy. Several feminist and civil rights organizations sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil […]
Casey Kovarik: Exemption on high-capacity ammunition magazine ban poses safety risk
Los Angeles has joined the conversation on gun control. In late July, a ban on firearm magazines with capacity for 10 or more rounds of ammunition was enacted in the city. The ban exempted current officers, but a frustrated Los Angeles Police Protective League, which advocates for the police force, chose to challenge this ban […]
No Offense, But: Israel-Palestine
Welcome to “No Offense, But,” the Daily Bruin’s official Opinion podcast. In recent weeks there have been numerous violent incidents between Israelis and Palestinians as part of a new wave of protests calling for Palestinian independence from Israel. Israel continues to assert its authority over the West Bank territory, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu […]
Julia McCarthy: Praising Paul Ryan ignores his hypocrisy on work-family issues
Sheryl Sandberg, the chief operating officer at Facebook, is a pretty popular person. More than 1,766,700 people follow her profile, and the things she posts often get thousands of “likes” and equally as many “shares,” meaning she has the potential to influence discussions. One of Sandberg’s recent posts from last week was about Wisconsin congressman […]
Travis Fife: UCLA should disclose decision-making process when accepting donations
When it comes to donations accepted by the university, UCLA’s current policy prefers to keep the public in the dark. My last column dealt with the problems associated with a lack of transparency in UCLA’s donation policy. In that column I discussed past examples, such as the Resnicks’ sponsoring of pomegranate research that supports their […]
Jasmine Aquino: UCLA Residential Life should implement student wellness position
Tall and bright on the front entrance of the Wooden Center stands a flag that reads: UCLA is a healthy campus. While the UCLA campus also includes the Hill, it doesn’t feel that way when it comes to student health. There seems to be a fixation on campus services as opposed to treating the thousands […]