As California is gripped by a sudden spike in cases of measles, conversations about the importance of vaccination abound. But there’s one specific type of infection – and corresponding vaccination – that is largely ignored in the conversation about immunization, even while it bears critical importance for the college-aged population: human papillomavirus. Given that one […]
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Aram Ghoogasian: Slates must enforce inclusiveness of open application process
It’s one thing to say a process is inclusive. It’s another to make it so. The latter is going be the difficult part for the Undergraduate Students Association Council as May elections approach. The two most prominent UCLA undergraduate student government slates, Bruins United and LET’S ACT!, recently released applications for those looking to run […]
Editorial: 24-hour Hedrick study lounge exorbitantly expensive, unnecessary
UCLA housing officials plan to spend $8.2 million over the next year to build a needlessly expensive study spot in Hedrick dining hall. Of the total cost, $2.4 million is set to go to architectural costs, including finishings and furnishings. About $2.5 million would go to electrical, mechanical and plumbing costs, and the rest would […]
Benjamin Genta: Student representation on Board of Regents should be increased
The UC Board of Regents is an exclusive club, and students have only minimal membership.
Recent protests over the regents’ newly approved tuition hike plan show the lack of student voice at the legislative level with the Board of Regents.
Editorial: Hate crime at UC Davis detracts from constructive campus dialogue
Hate speech reared its ugly head again on a University of California campus during divestment debates, in what has become a sad and predictable pattern. On Jan. 31, red swastikas were found spray painted on the exterior walls and grounds of the UC Davis branch of the Jewish fraternity Alpha Epsilon Pi. This despicable act […]
Anti-austerity party’s election win may usher in new era in Greece
The families of UCLA students from Greece could be witnessing the beginning of a new era for the country, as far-left, anti-austerity party Syriza won its first parliamentary election last week. The group Syriza, whose name is an acronym for a Greek phrase meaning “Coalition of the Radical Left,” promised to reintroduce the pre-austerity minimum […]
Editorial: USAC should pass new election code to maintain dignity of offices
An overhaul of the undergraduate student government election code is long overdue. The Undergraduate Students Association Council will vote on several amendments to its election code at its Tuesday meeting. In order to ensure that future elections are fair and properly regulated, the council should vote to pass the changed code in the form presented […]