To an outsider looking in, Greek life appears to possess countless negative qualities: binge drinking, hazing, elitism, racism and most prominently, sexual assault. Recently, cases of sexual assault at universities all across the country have resulted in Greek organization names plastered across newspaper headlines. Although the specific fraternity members involved have rightfully made the news […]
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Travis Fife: UCLA must pressure NCAA to let student-athletes sign endorsement deals
Duke may have hoisted a trophy on Monday night, but the real winner of the 2015 men’s basketball tournament was the NCAA. The championship game between Duke and Wisconsin was the highest rated championship in 22 years, averaging 11.3 million viewers across the broadcast. These ratings capped off a tournament in which advertising revenue totaled […]
Submission: UCLA professors should include more female scholars in coursework
Last week I went to class excited. As a graduating senior, I was overwhelmed by the bittersweet experience of my “last first day of school.” I sat down in my first seminar, a class I had been waiting for four years to take, and skimmed the syllabus. I felt a familiar discontent creep into my […]
Arthur Wang: New UC Info Center offers transparency in college admissions
College admissions is an anxiety-inducing topic. Just ask the 92,681 freshman applicants who applied to UCLA in the fall. While 16,059 freshman applicants received the good news last year, in the months leading up to the decision’s release, prospective students were left in the dark in terms of admissions statistics. But it won’t be this way for […]
Editorial: USAC Election Board should punish early, illicit online campaigning
Nearly every UCLA student government election sees election code violations punished inadequately or not punished at all. Just as they did last year, candidates from the Undergraduate Students Association Council slates LET’S ACT! and Bruins United posted photos on personal social media accounts weeks before the approved start date for online campaigning. The candidates have […]
Natalie Delgadillo: Rethinking approach to sexual assault stories after Rolling Stone case
Writing about trauma is a formidable task. As journalists, our professional practice is based in skepticism; reporters are never supposed to take anyone’s word for anything and have to verify facts to the point of exhaustion. Even for a normal story – one that isn’t emotionally triggering or fraught with a person’s traumatic experience – […]
UCPD must implement body cameras, heighten sensitivity measures
The Los Angeles Police Department will equip 7,000 of its officers with body cameras. University police, on the other hand, have not equipped a single officer to date. Recent events have shed light on the need to equip police officers, and consequently the UCPD, with cameras. However, progress in implementing body cameras for UCPD has […]