The original version of this article contained multiple errors and has been changed. See the bottom of the article for more information. In multiple previous advisory votes, the UCLA College of Letters and Sciences faculty defeated proposed diversity requirements, including a decisive rejection two years ago. This past October, 24 percent of the College faculty […]
Category Archives: Opinion
Submission: Eco-friendly approaches to landscaping can cut water usage
Amidst the bore and bustle of everyday life on campus, California’s current drought is likely an afterthought for the average UCLA student. But the university and its students are not free from responsibility in this crisis. Since January 2014, Gov. Jerry Brown has twice declared a state of emergency regarding the drought conditions. Now, more […]
Submission: Jewish and pro-Israel groups at UCLA condemn posters accusing SJP of anti-Semitism
We would like to condemn the posters which were posted on campus this weekend labeling members of Students for Justice in Palestine as “Jew Haters.”
Submission: Diversity requirement opposition not racist, follows democratic process
I am thoroughly disappointed with a recent Daily Bruin submission written by a group of students who support the diversity requirement. I am disappointed not by the opinions held regarding the requirement, but because of the thorough misunderstanding of terms, the blatant lack of respect for democracy and the deliberate misleading statements present in the […]
Ara Shirinian: UC should allow more contingent faculty to pursue tenured positions
While there are many different elements that make up a successful university, the core interactions by which students learn is in the hands of the professorship. Today, across the country, that professorship is under attack. Schools have attempted to deal with budget cuts by replacing tenure-track professors, or professors that cannot be fired without proof […]
Chloe Lew: Evaluations should reflect instruction quality, not gender bias
This myth goes all the way back to the elementary school playground: Men are from Mars and women are from Venus. We’re in college now, but variations of this gender divide just keep on coming. An interactive chart developed by a professor at Northeastern University lets you plug in any word – for instance, “genius” […]
Editorial: Westwood should reduce obstacles to creating live music venues
The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music boasts nearly 500 students. Each spring quarter, one of the longest-running annual collegiate music contests, Spring Sing, takes over Pauley Pavilion with dozens of acts. Yet, beyond concerts at the Fowler Museum and Schoenberg Hall, the student music scene in Westwood is all but nonexistent. With no venues […]