Editorial: SB 826 is an ineffective effort to close the gender gap in business

Despite what Gov. Jerry Brown thinks, the glass ceiling takes more than just a flimsy piece of legislation to crack. Brown signed Senate Bill 826 on Sunday – despite serious concerns regarding its legality. The bill requires publicly traded companies in California have a minimum of one woman on their boards of directors by the […]

Waugh to leave executive vice chancellor and provost post, return to faculty

UCLA’s executive vice chancellor and provost plans to step down and resume working as a faculty member. Scott Waugh said he plans to leave his position as vice chancellor in June and return to research full time, said Chancellor Gene Block in a statement Tuesday. “We will miss his warmth, humor and kindness,” Block said. […]

Submission: Students’ support of AFSCME 3299 critical in turning tide against UC

As the University of California Board of Regents gathered at UCLA last week, it continued to deny more than 24,000 UC workers the right to a livable wage, guaranteed pensions, affordable health care and a number of other basic needs measures. These are the same needs members of American Federation of State, County and Municipal […]

Editorial: Regents must investigate internal operations, not look the other way

Jagdeep Bachher, the University of California chief investment officer, had a glowingly painted image of himself: an investment genius running a well-oiled financial machine. Lately, though, the image has been muddied: an investment genius who allegedly abuses his power and mistreats his staff – and happens to run a financial machine. The jury is still […]

UC develops plans to transition to fully renewable energy by 2025

The University of California will update its own power-generating facilities and procure new renewable energy from third parties to reach its 100 percent renewable energy goal by 2025. The UC announced Sept. 4 all 10 UC campuses and five medical centers will commit to using solely zero-carbon and renewably generated electricity by 2025. David Phillips, […]

Editorial: CAPS needs to accept its limitations, focus on short-term treatment, referrals

UCLA’s mental health care services can be summed up in one word: disappointing. That’s old news to many. UCLA’s Counseling and Psychological Services has an unflattering reputation: ludicrously long appointment wait times, cramped space, dried-up funding and limited personnel. Add in that those in need can only receive up to three therapy sessions per year […]

Letter from the editor: Discussion, not disengagement, is the antidote to disagreement

Dear valued reader, Usually, those three words come at the start of some banal message to newspaper or magazine subscribers about hot deals to look out for. The Daily Bruin is offered to the Westwood community for free, though, so no tantalizing discounts this time. But, I really mean those three words: Dear. Valued. Reader. […]