There are a few things I regret about National Signing Day. For one, I woke up at 5:45 a.m. on a Wednesday morning to refresh Twitter a couple times. But, more importantly, I regret allowing football to become the all-consuming beast that it always turns into. The Bruins’ recruiting efforts gave them the No. 7 […]
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Editorial: Student group involvement is key to reviving the JazzReggae Festival
After years of taking financial hits, the JazzReggae Festival is a shadow of what it was just a few years ago. This year, the Undergraduate Students Association Council Cultural Affairs Commission has reduced what was a two-day festival with professional artists in 2014 to a five-hour event primarily featuring student performers. These cuts were necessary […]
Editorial: UC needs student, faculty input on potential breach of digital privacy
Last Thursday, news broke that following the multiple breaches in security at UC campuses – including a massive breach in the UCLA Health System which left as many as 4.5 million patients vulnerable – the University of California Office of the President ordered the installation of network monitoring devices in an attempt to avoid future […]
TV Review: ‘The X-Files’
Warning: This article contains plot spoilers. Let’s get this out the way: the first episode of the newly rebooted “X-Files” is really, really bad. It feels like a show trying to do an impression of “The X-Files.” The characters are the same, the plot points sound familiar, but the soul is gone. Without the luxury […]
Gymnastics falls to Cal Bears in all events en route to historic loss
A rare night full of stumbles on bars and beam led to UCLA gymnastics’ historic loss to California on Monday. The No. 5 Bruins had previously trumped the No. 21 Golden Bears in every matchup since 1985, but their streak came to an end in a 196.375-195.175 loss in Berkeley. “We were flat,” said coach […]
Editorial: UCLA should provide educational resources to help veterans
UCLA announced a partnership with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs last week that allows the university to continue its lease of the Jackie Robinson Stadium while providing millions in funding for veterans resources. The agreement follows a lawsuit filed last year by a group of veterans that alleged the VA prioritized leasing of its […]
Financial aid program helps fulfill dreams of undocumented students
University of California and state general funds have financed a total of $5 million for undocumented students to loan out for the 2015-2016 academic year, through a systemwide program as part of the California DREAM program. About 3,500 undocumented students will be awarded need-based financial aid as part of the program, according to a UC […]