On Oct. 7, a coalition of students presented the Bruin Diversity Referendum to the Undergraduate Students Association Council, ultimately garnering approval for the fall special election ballot. Referendums are unique because in many cases, students take the initiative to raise their fees by a small portion in order to fund critical services that the entire […]
Category Archives: Opinion
Submission: UCLA provides safe, confidential options for support, care
This school year has begun with increased attention in the Daily Bruin and elsewhere on mental health issues facing students. The safety and well-being of our students is at the very core of our mission at UCLA, and we welcome the opportunity to highlight the care and support options available to any student who may […]
Zoey Freedman: Student funding by SOOF too difficult to access
Shortage of funding and financial resources is a common – and touchy – subject at UCLA. For the second year in a row, student groups will be receiving reduced allocations from the Undergraduate Students Association Council Student Organizations Operational Fund, commonly known as SOOF. SOOF provides funding for retreats, T-shirts, advertising and supplies, among other […]
Jordan Lee: Recapping week six of NFL
In all honesty, and which will become abundantly clear, I watch a little too much football. But in an attempt to justify how I spend most of my Sundays – and Thursdays, Saturdays and Mondays – I have shared my thoughts on the NFL this past week. Here’s to hoping you like reading about football […]
USAC Special Election Podcast Part 1: Referendums and Amendments
Listen to Assistant Radio Editor Chris Campbell and USAC Opinion Columnist Aram Ghoogasian discuss the diversity referendum and constitutional amendment on the ballot for the upcoming USAC special election.
Editorial: Diversity vice chancellor search committee must ensure transparency
In December, Chancellor Gene Block addressed the campus community following various concerns regarding incidents and reports of discrimination at UCLA. Block’s email statement was meant to be an explicit acknowledgement of the concerns about discrimination and poor campus climate and an affirmation of the university’s commitment to one of its core values: diversity. In the […]
Aram Ghoogasian: Vagueness, student fee hurt chances of passing referendum
Few things get students’ blood boiling like fee increases do. That’s what makes asking students to voluntarily raise their own fees such a tricky endeavor. The Bruin Diversity Referendum, a revamp of the referendum that failed to pass in 2013, is on the special election ballot. The referendum proposes a fee increase of $9.93 per […]