Two years ago, it was announced that the UC Student Health Insurance Plan – the system-wide health insurance program that all 10 University of California campuses are required to be a part of – was $57 million in debt. Naturally, this eye-popping number led to more finger pointing than actual solutions with the University claiming […]
Category Archives: Opinion
Kevin Truong: Offensive statements should not be shut down, but start conversations
Students at Wesleyan University, the prototypical liberal arts college tucked away in a quaint small town, are raging against their student newspaper, sending angry letters and calling for mass boycotts. In the op-ed published in The Wesleyan Argus, Bryan Stascavage bashed the Black Lives Matter movement for creating an environment where violence against police is […]
Arthur Wang: New college application can offer increased accessibility, counseling
You might remember college application season as a confusing, daunting and anxiety-inducing time. Part of the stress comes from the fact that there are so many different application systems and forms to navigate. Well, guess what? There’s going to be another one soon – it’s called the Coalition Application. As the name implies, the new […]
Aram Ghoogasian: Cuts to administrative bloat can ensure fair pay for contract workers
When it raised its minimum wage to $15, the University of California signaled that it valued its workers. Senate Bill 376, however, is testing just how dedicated the University really is. The bill proposes that contracted workers at the UC earn the same wages and benefits as University workers who do similar work. Some student […]
Ara Shirinian: UC should make transparency reports mandatory across all campuses
The University of California has a transparency problem. Thanks to UC Berkeley, that’s about to change. Berkeley became the first school in the country earlier this year to release a transparency report disclosing the number of government requests for the data of students, faculty and staff that use the school’s electronic communication tools. Berkeley is […]
‘Racist Bruin’ stickers used hashtags to bring light to oppression
On Monday, many editions of the Daily Bruin and their respective newsstands were emblazoned with a sticker titled “Racist Bruin” which was splashed across half the front page. The sticker contained visual and stylistic references to many of The Bruin’s normal sections, but instead of focusing on the paper, focused on what the authors argued […]
Submission: UCLA leadership must better support underrepresented communities
Dear Chancellor Gene Block, Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost Scott Waugh and Vice Chancellor for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Jerry Kang: Ignited by the campus climate issues and incidents of the last few years, a group of staff, faculty and students came together to create a transparent space for concerned members of UCLA to engage […]