“Lazy” and “entitled” – these inaccuracies have been used over and over by those older than us to characterize the millennial generation, which is currently coming of age and includes the vast majority of today’s college students. New research released earlier this month by UCLA’s Higher Education Research Institute seems to suggest an addition to […]
Category Archives: Opinion
Submission: Racism in UCLA bureaucracy hinders diversity requirement passage
Loud voices from too few individuals have challenged the UCLA College’s diversity requirement. The polling process ended in 2014 after a faculty majority approved the requirement and the Academic Senate Legislative Assembly voted for its implementation. 2015 should have marked the start of course selection. Instead, the opposition has halted the process by imposing an […]
Submission: USAC members should apologize for discriminatory act
Last week, I attended a council meeting to support my roommate, sorority sister and best friend, Rachel Beyda, as she went through the last step of being confirmed by the council as an appointed justice to the Judicial Board of the Undergraduate Students Association Council. I greatly admire Rachel’s academic success and the passion and […]
Letter to the Editor: Bruins must remember to sustain inclusive, diverse student government
I am always reluctant to comment on student processes to avoid even the appearance of influence. However, I want to applaud the Daily Bruin’s fair and principled editorial, “Objections to USAC Judicial Board appointment discriminatory,” published on Feb.12, that took to task the questioning of the qualifications of a candidate for the Undergraduate Students Association […]
Submission: Chapel Hill shootings reflect hate culture Muslim students face
On Feb. 12, the Muslim Student Association at UCLA hosted a vigil to commemorate the lives of Yusor Abu-Salha, her husband Deah Barakat and her sister Razan Abu-Salha. These three Muslim students were shot execution-style by their white male anti-theist neighbor in their home in a hate crime. They were students like us, and like […]
Alexandra Tashman: Cultural identities should not be politicized
I remember when I used to be proud of being Jewish. My family isn’t particularly religious, so as a child, being Jewish didn’t really have anything to do with God or temple. Being Jewish was a cultural identification. It meant eating pastrami sandwiches in old delis and watching “Fiddler on the Roof” with my sister, […]
Letter to the Editor: UC working toward transparency in reporting sexual violence
The University of California appreciates hearing feedback from students about how to further improve communication regarding its sexual violence policies and practices. The Daily Bruin’s Chloe Lew makes a valid point that students need to know who they can trust after experiencing sexual violence and how to easily access that information. More information about this […]