When it comes to safeguarding the integrity of our student government elections, the Undergraduate Students Association Council just can’t get it right. In the wake of an explosive controversy in spring over alleged voter coercion, UCLA students doubtlessly expected USAC to institute far-reaching reforms to clean up campus elections. Five months later, the student body […]
Category Archives: Opinion
Editorial: UC’s refusal to negotiate with union dismisses well-being of workers, students
Subpar working conditions and perpetual strikes have become a campus norm at the University of California. The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Local 3299, which represents service workers and patient care technicians, has been in contract negotiations for better wages and benefits with the UC for almost two years now. But every […]
Submission: Marshall Tuck’s track record proves him unfit as state superintendent candidate
This post was updated Oct. 29 at 12:30 p.m. Business banker Marshall Tuck is running for California superintendent of public instruction again. He’s backed by ideologically charged billionaires – several of whom supported reactionary measures like 2008’s Proposition 8, which would have banned gay marriage in California. With Tuck having nearly unlimited funding, voters will […]
On-campus health care should be option for all students, not just those with UC SHIP
Health care isn’t the reason students come to UCLA. But it could be the reason they don’t stay. UCLA’s Arthur Ashe Student Health and Wellness Center is charged with addressing the medical needs of students. Paired with Counseling and Psychological Services, the Ashe Center provides students the care they need while being conveniently available on […]
Editorial Cartoon: The Hill’s water bottle crisis
Editorial: ResLife admin shred constitution, instill fear in student employees
UCLA Residential Life’s tagline is “Where community happens.” This week, though, we learned what else happens on the Hill: fear. Student employees on the Hill fear losing their housing. They fear professional staff. They fear proposing new programs for student residents. They fear getting on the bad side of administrators and being forced to resign. […]
Revamping CCLE’s antiquated discussion forums would help facilitate communication
If you’re a classics major with a thing for good old-fashioned Roman discourse, the forums of UCLA’s Common Collaboration and Learning Environment might seem like a familiar and effective means of communication. Everyone else in the current millennium, however, would likely appreciate an update to our online collaborative tools. CCLE integrates well with students’ classes, […]