In the hysteria and insanity that engulf every year’s undergraduate student government election, one detail goes unnoticed: how big a role a labyrinthine system plays in determining the council’s general representatives. The Undergraduate Students Association Council completed appointments to the Election Board in January. The board has expressed the intention to increase the accessibility of […]
Category Archives: Opinion
Submission: Hispanic-serving institution grant would benefit low-income students
Latino and low-income students at UCLA must ensure the campus administration applies for the university to become a Hispanic-serving institution. The U.S. Department of Education defines an HSI as an institution that has an enrollment of undergraduate full-time students that is at least 25 percent Hispanic. Qualifying as an HSI means that UCLA would be […]
Keshav Tadimeti: Bruin Republicans desperate for publicity, not politics
On a campus of 44,000, you have to get creative to get people to show up to your club activities. Students rely on everything from dancing to tunes on Bruin Walk to channeling their inner meme expertise on social media to get turnout at their events. What you don’t see most student groups doing, however, […]
Editorial: Westwood Forward’s loss of momentum in the face of city opposition is a disservice to residents
Westwood Forward, a student-led coalition, came together last quarter and professed the need for Westwood to change to meet students’ and community members’ needs. The group presented a vision and established contacts with the City of Los Angeles to bring its goals to fruition. It pieced together an action plan and identified ways to support […]
Editorial Cartoon: Logan and the Bruin Republicans
Letter to the Editor: Lawsuit against Metro’s Purple Line Extension justified
As a parent of two students in the Beverly Hills Unified School District and a lecturer at UCLA, I disagree with the opinion column titled, “Opinion editors: Beverly Hills Unified’s incessant lawsuits are at Angelenos’ expense” published in the Daily Bruin. The column argued BHUSD’s lawsuit against the Purple Line Extension project, which involves expanding […]
Omar Said: Bird’s efforts to respect laws and enhance user safety are not enough
Step aside, Bruin Bear. UCLA has a new contestant for school mascot – the Bird scooter. One night, the community went to sleep peacefully. The next morning, the Birds had appeared in large packs around the neighborhood – a silent mechanical invasion. They’re black, branded and can be found parked in front of campus buildings […]