UCLA’s administration revealed grandiose plans last year in light of enrollment increases: It would add three new residence halls and two new apartment complexes in Westwood by 2021. UCLA proposed a dorm building on the intersection of Le Conte, Gayley and Levering avenues that was supposed to be an ambitious 20 stories. Then the Westwood […]
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Mariah Furtek: BPool would be safe alternative to ride sharing
You’ve just packed an overnight bag and you’re standing in your dorm at 9:30 p.m. on a Friday night, about to walk to Westwood and get into a stranger’s car. Your phone buzzes ominously, a text from an unknown number jolting you out of a daydream. … “Let’s meet behind the Chevron, I’ll be in […]
Editorial: UCLA Housing price hikes should be explained, not arbitrary
UCLA Housing’s motto on paper is “Hospitality First!” In reality, though, it should be something along the lines of “Hospitality first – at an arbitrary price.” UCLA Housing proposed a housing rate hike earlier this year for graduate students living in university housing. The increases were originally planned to be between 3 and 5 percent […]
No Offense, But: Apartments and Valentine’s Day
No Offense is back for another week! Join Opinion editor Keshav Tadimeti, assistant Opinion editor Abhishek Shetty and Opinion columnist Chris Busco as they talk about the security of UCLA’s university apartments. Then, they switch to a special Valentine’s Day segment of the podcast, where they call an old friend from the section: former assistant […]
Clea Wurster: Proposed housing bill should include language to prevent gentrification
No one understands the housing crisis in California better than Angelenos looking for reasonable rent. Californians are constantly on the lookout for a better solution and state Sen. Scott Wiener thinks he’s found it in Senate Bill 827. The bill would place a check on local regulatory powers on specific housing “hot spots” in transit-rich […]
Cade Mallett: Mainstream political student groups ignore third-party perspectives
Barely a third of Americans think that two political parties are enough to represent the American people. But if the Bruin Republicans and Bruin Democrats say they’re enough, well, that’s good enough for UCLA. The 2016 Presidential election saw 8 percent of voters aged 18 to 29 vote for third-party or independent candidates, even though […]
Submission: Student groups in need of money can apply for new USAC Surplus Fund
If you had $100,000 to improve quality of life for students at UCLA, what would you spend it on? Now, imagine if you could get a portion of that $100,000, and all you had to do was apply for it. This is a reality for Bruins. On Jan. 16, Roy Champawat, Associated Student UCLA’s student […]