Category Archives: Opinion
Kunal Patel: Master Plan must account for higher resident demand
Once upon a time, California’s public higher education system was the golden crown of all the services that the state provided. But without proper maintenance, public higher education today vaguely resembles the ideals that were envisioned by the 1960 Master Plan for Higher Education in California. The Master Plan unified California Community Colleges, the California […]
Zoey Freedman: UCLA should raise awareness of STIs, sexual health
Graduating from college typically means walking away with a degree and a diploma, but at this point it could mean walking away with a sexually transmitted infection as well. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, people between the ages of 15 and 24 years old account for half of the almost 20 […]
Alexandra Tashman: LET’S ACT! press release of campaign finances lacks transparency
The Undergraduate Students Association Council is no stranger to debate – from divestment to surplus funding to election codes, there’s no shortage of tough topics for the council to tackle. The latest issue of controversy comes courtesy of LET’S ACT!, one of several slates that run candidates for USAC elections. On Monday, current LET’S ACT! […]
Arthur Wang: ‘The Interview’ showing misses discussion on race, gender
The saga surrounding the now-controversial film “The Interview,” a comedy that depicts the assassination of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, transformed an otherwise mediocre film into an unlikely cultural touchstone of 2014. I was one of roughly 278 UCLA students who watched the Campus Events Commission-sponsored prescreening of the film on Dec. 8. Not knowing […]
Editorial: New petition doesn’t accurately reflect student body
Student government representatives and several UCLA student groups have been deliberate and clear in their support of an undergraduate diversity course requirement. But a new petition signed by a group of 59 professors and administrators could jeopardize the requirement already approved by student representatives. After the College of Letters and Science faculty passed a proposal […]
USAC must change election code to protect democracy
Student elections are often won by the most visible candidates. The hefty financial backing necessary to create this visibility in turn creates a bottleneck effect that shrinks the pool of potential student leaders to those who are well-connected enough to run. Last month, The Bruin published an article revealing just how important donors have been […]