The post-party nighttime trek from the apartments to Hilgard Avenue is treacherous. It’s cold, difficult to navigate in heels and kind of scary. Safe Rides, a service offered by Cru, an on-campus Christian organization, aims to eliminate the harrowing journey for homeward-bound women on Thursday nights. But while the leaders in Cru who oversee and […]
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Editorial: Chancellor Block’s campus commentary needs consistency
At best, Chancellor Gene Block’s campuswide email commenting on incidents surrounding this year’s student government election represents a puzzling divergence from his usual course of action on these issues. At worst, it is both highly polarizing and a detriment to an already-ailing campus climate. The email, sent on May 16, spoke on the recent controversy […]
Aram Ghoogasian: Appointment process needs balance
The system of checks and balances is a concept we’re taught in middle school and yet our student government doesn’t seem to have a firm grasp on what it really means. As it stands, the president of the Undergraduate Students Association Council has almost absolute power to make about 70 appointments to several campus committees […]
Zoey Freedman: Installing condom vending machines would promote student health
Buying contraception should be as convenient as buying a late night snack. Universities across the country say they want to promote healthy living and safe sex among their students, yet many of them do not have birth control readily available for students. As a response to this issue, some schools have started putting forms of […]
Editorial: Gov. Brown saves for rainy day, UC hung out to dry
The May revision of Gov. Jerry Brown’s state budget persists in squirreling away money into a rainy-day fund while California’s college students stand under a cloud of looming student loan debt. Ignoring the University of California’s request for more substantial increases to funding for the public university system, amounting to an additional $120.9 million, Brown […]
Pro-Israel groups speak out at Board of Regents meeting
At Thursday’s University of California Board of Regents meeting, several pro-Israel organizations voiced concerns about the request by a handful of UCLA student groups that undergraduate student government officers should be barred from accepting expenses-paid trips to Israel with certain lobbying and interest groups. During a public comment period at the meeting, representatives of various […]
Editorial: Push for diversity-related GE requirement is student-led
For UCLA students, the value of inclusion speaks loudly. In recent years, students have echoed concerns about a hostile campus climate; they have lobbied for an environment on campus in which any individual can feel respected regardless of background or circumstance. The General Education requirement has been a central focus of student efforts, and the […]