Smart decisions by undergraduate student government leaders should be consistent with their constitution and bylaws. But after Undergraduate Students Association Council General Representative Nihal Satyadev resigned on June 12, USAC was faced with a choice between following its constitution and being transparent in the replacement process. Whenever the USAC guiding documents are out of line […]
Category Archives: Opinion
Editorial: Governor’s budget does not prioritize UC funding
Last week Gov. Jerry Brown approved a budget with a surplus for the second consecutive year. And while the University of California did see a modest increase in state funding, it’s nowhere near enough to lessen the burden on students and maintain the high quality of the premier public university system in the U.S. By […]
Aram Ghoogasian: Transfer student should fill representative seat
It’s an idea that’s well understood and largely accepted in most college campus discourse: Underserved communities understand their own experience better than other people do. It doesn’t make sense to put a man at the head of a women’s rights movement. It doesn’t make sense to tell other people’s stories as though they’re your own. […]
Submission: UCLA must follow UCSC’s example, decide to divest
The movement to stop the University of California system from investing in corporations that violate Palestinian human rights reached an important milestone on May 28. After hours of public comment and senate deliberation, the student government at the UC Santa Cruz voted by a 22-14 margin to endorse divestment. Five of the nine undergraduate UC […]
Submission: LA County’s child protection system requires urgent reform
Los Angeles is an amazing town. There’s so much to love: the people, the diversity, the beaches, the mountains, the creativity, the weather and the raw potential to make dreams come true. For many, these dreams start in childhood, but sadly, many children only dream of a life without abuse. No child should have to […]
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Every journalist needs a proper sign-off. Graduating Daily Bruin staffers and members of the UCLA community share their experiences and plans for the future.
Chloe Lew: Don’t underestimate the power of your degree
When I was in elementary school and first discovered the public library, I snuck books under my bed covers and read them in the dim light of a keychain flashlight. My parents saw this as rebellion against a curfew. Others probably saw it as me being a nerd. Call it what you may, faith in […]