Hoping for change is a mistake in California – especially on the housing front. The Golden State was on the verge of a breakthrough in its housing affordability crisis. After years of wrangling over specifics, legislators seemed set to pass Sen. Scott Wiener’s Senate Bill 50, which would have eased zoning restrictions in parts of […]
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Op-ed: Tuition hike reveals failure to recognize contributions of nonresident students
On Thursday, The University of California Board of Regents decided to, once again, raise tuition for nonresident students. UC President Janet Napolitano sent a clear message to all out-of-state, international and nonresident-tuition-nonexempt undocumented students: We don’t care about you unless you bankroll our institution. The tuition hikes are a paradigm of the paradoxical relationship between […]
Letter to the editor: Public perception of predictive policing is wrong, it can help reduce crime
This post was updated May 21 at 11:28 a.m. Dear Editor, Earlier this month, Opinion columnist Lena Nguyen criticized the character and reputation of my colleague, Jeffrey Brantingham, an anthropology professor, in an Opinion column titled “Predictive policing algorithm perpetuates racial profiling by LAPD.” The piece maligned the nature of his work and contributions to […]
Editorial: CARE director severance ignores student needs, undermines resources
UCLA has a new motto for student services: If it’s not broken, break it. The saying derives from the latest chapter of UCLA’s student services mishap – this time about its Campus Assault Resources & Education program, which provides resources to sexual assault survivors and advocates against sexual violence. The university announced earlier this month […]
Columbia professor discusses issues involving refugees, asylum seekers
This post was updated on May 17 at 5:36 p.m. A Columbia University professor said Americans should show greater compassion toward refugees and asylum seekers coming to the United States at an event on campus Wednesday. Mae Ngai, a history and Asian American studies professor at Columbia, gave a lecture about the history of refugees and […]
Daily Bruin Editorial Board 2019 NWWNC election endorsements
The North Westwood Neighborhood Council is an advisory body of 19 community members – including students, homeowners, renters, homeless individuals and university staff – representing Westwood Village, UCLA and the North Village area to the Los Angeles City Council. The council commands a multithousand dollar budget and drives development and business in the neighborhood. Below […]
Academic researcher union begins negotiations with UC for new policies, salaries
University of California academic researchers requested support for immigrants, family friendly policies, greater salaries and discrimination protections during its first negotiations with the UC on Tuesday. Academic Researchers United/United Auto Workers Local 5810, the newly formed union for over 4,000 UC academic researchers, presented its general bargaining demands to the UC in its first official […]