After failing to push through substantive water reform legislation during his first two terms as governor, a more politically shrewd Gov. Brown will not let his vision for a more water-sustainable California fail again. Earlier this month, Brown issued an executive order which mandated California towns and cities – but not California agricultural corporations – […]
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Chloe Lew: Eliminating jargon key to uniting students of different majors
I wasted a lot of my time at college feeling patronized – not for what I studied, but for what I didn’t study. For a while, being an English student – and not a science, technology, engineering or mathematics student as most of my friends were – meant that it was okay to be called […]
Aram Ghoogasian: USAC should take concrete steps to establish on-campus prayer space
Student government resolutions can’t enact change on their own. The effort that sometimes succeeds their passage, however, can. At the Tuesday Undergraduate Students Association Council meeting, the USAC General Representative 1 office will introduce a resolution in the hopes of establishing an on-campus space dedicated to prayer and meditation. The discussion shouldn’t take very long […]
Students should sympathize with, not politicize, different identities
Over the course of the past few quarters at UCLA, one thing has become abundantly clear: Our campus climate is anything but perfect. Between the politicization of different identities and tokenization of certain experiences, it unfortunately has become increasingly difficult for us as students to have faith in the sincerity of others. As a member […]
Shani Shahmoon: Financial Wellness Program needs greater emphasis on mental health
For UCLA students, keeping their mind on their money could prove costly. The Undergraduate Students Association Council’s Financial Supports Commission office just introduced the Financial Wellness Program, an administrator-led program aiming to address students’ financial literacy, mental health and advocacy through workshops, coaching and online educational efforts. Over the past year, USAC’s FSC office successfully […]
Editorial: Open forum with ‘committee of two’ way to rebuild student trust
Since forming a committee of two in January to create new funding strategies for the University of California, Gov. Jerry Brown and UC President Janet Napolitano have had precious little to show for their efforts. Students and California taxpayers alike have been kept in the dark about what the committee has been up to since […]
Kunal Patel: Indiana’s Religious Freedom Restoration Act alienates potential voters
Indiana Gov. Michael Pence’s feigned ignorance of potential discrimination toward the gay community from Indiana’s Religious Freedom Restoration Act fooled no one. Pence repeatedly claimed that the law would not discriminate toward any member of the LGBT community. However, due to the broad language of the law that allowed staunch protection of religious beliefs, Pence’s […]