No Offense is back for another week! This week, Opinion editor Keshav Tadimeti, News editor Rupan Bharanidaran and assistant Opinion editors Abhishek Shetty and Jacqueline Alvarez break down a report recommending how the University of California Office of the President can cut down its costs – and possibly save students’ money. After a quick break, […]
Category Archives: Opinion
Aaron Julian: LA Metro must address safety concerns in light of ridership declines
Los Angeles’ public transportation system, like any city’s transportation network, is large, complex and sometimes slow. But it needs to pick up the pace when it comes to addressing the safety concerns of its riders. LA Metro could be the second-most extensive public transportation system in the United States by 2028. In 2016, Angelenos overwhelmingly […]
Editorial: USAC should use its power to establish programs under its own control
When student voters showed up to the polls in spring and decided which Bruins would have the honor of sitting on the undergraduate student government, they envisioned a council that would represent their needs and try to address the institutional challenges plaguing our campus. What they didn’t foresee was a council that was going to […]
Submission: Students should be more welcoming, respectful of conservative viewpoints
As a college-aged woman who supports President Donald Trump, I was not expecting to attend the Women’s March two weeks ago. I have been warned on countless occasions that my views might compromise my safety, but I felt that at least one woman needed to represent my community and viewpoints at the march. To describe […]
Clea Wurster: Current transportation services for students with disabilities are lacking
UCLA’s Center for Accessible Education is hardly accessible to the students who need to use its services. Students who have difficulty traversing campus on foot because of disabilities or injuries that are temporary or long-term can use a van provided by CAE to get from the Hill to academic buildings. However, the center only operates […]
Emily Merz: UC SHIP’s off-campus services are inaccessible, potentially expensive
With threats from the federal government to repeal millions of Americans’ health insurance, UCLA students with the UC Student Health Insurance Plan have a sense of security knowing it won’t be affected. But it’s hard for students to be confident in the quality of their coverage when they try using the service off campus and […]
Editorial: Neighborhood Empowerment’s proposed ordinance disempowers Westwood
In a time when students are looking to become more involved in local government, it seems the system wants to keep them out. Los Angeles’ Department of Neighborhood Empowerment, which oversees neighborhood councils, proposed an ordinance change earlier this year that could lengthen the time it takes for neighborhood councils to split apart. The change […]