“No Offense, But” is back in your podcast feeds for the year! Join Opinion editor Keshav Tadimeti and Opinion columnists Abhishek Shetty and Chris Busco as they examine the biggest events of the midquarter: the annual National Students for Justice in Pales- tine conference and a viral video of UCPD face-planting from its scooters.
Category Archives: Opinion
You See LA Abroad: Study abroad stress could be mitigated by advice from returning students
Mariah Furtek is a staff columnist studying abroad in London until winter quarter. In this column series, she analyzes UCLA’s study abroad program and examines from afar how Bruins live in their beloved Los Angeles. Imagine it’s “Freaky Friday” and you’ve just been told you’re swapping places with a student at a school you’ve never […]
Editorial: USAC’s lack of transparency creates dangerous precedent
“Early Wednesday morning, leaders of the undergraduate student government made a decision to deny hundreds of assembled community members basic information necessary in assessing their student government.” That’s what the Daily Bruin Editorial Board wrote in 2014 after that year’s Undergraduate Students Association Council used a secret ballot to cast a vote on a resolution […]
Editorial Cartoon: The True Bruin reality check
Women in politics face constant sexist attacks, proving progress is only partial
The 2018 midterm elections made significant strides for the Democratic Party. But the same can’t be said for women in politics. A record number of women ran this year and won seats in Congress. A total of 256 women ran for office and at least 123 of them have won or are expected to win. […]
Submission: Free speech should not give hateful dialogue on campus a pass
“Hate speech is free speech.” As a sophomore who was just getting acquainted with systems of authority at UCLA, this sobering truth sounded like an admission that we can’t do anything about hate speech on campus. Often, this platitude seems to be a flimsy excuse to justify staying out of the fray – that we […]
Dashew Center fails to provide adequate, efficient support for international students
The Dashew Center for International Students and Scholars is supposed to be a haven for international students as they navigate a new country and culture, miles away from their friends, family and home. Ironically, the center is perhaps the campus organization that most makes international students feel unwelcome and ostracized. The Dashew Center is responsible […]