Later this month, the University of California Board of Regents will vote on whether to create a new student adviser position. The adviser would represent student interests in UC committees the current student regent and student regent-designate don’t participate in. At face value, the regents’ consideration of admitting another student into their ranks seems like […]
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Yiwei Sun: UC online course program should enhance variety, integration
Online courses are normally popular due to the flexibility they entail. However, courses provided through the University of California Cross-Campus Enrollment still have a long way to go in terms of attracting more students. UC Cross-Campus Enrollment was launched November 2013 by the UC Office of the President, and now offers 29 coursesfor winter 2016. […]
Shani Shahmoon: Sponsored trips to Israel should not be overly politicized
Trips to Israel are always made out to mean more than they do. Just this past winter break, countless trips to Israel were provided for college students. Project Interchange, Hasbara Fellowship, Bruin Birthright, ADL’s Campus Leaders Mission to Israel and iEngage with the Shalom Hartman Institute are only some of the many partially to fully […]
Editorial: New Year’s resolutions to keep UCLA, the UC and The Bruin accountable
Just like the masses of people that will swell the John Wooden Center to capacity this month, it’s time to make a few New Year’s resolutions. We here at The Bruin have a few of our own. But before that, it seems appropriate to look at what changes we expect from some in the administration […]
Second Take: 2015’s biggest book sequels fail to carry legacy
This week, Daily Bruin A&E is counting down to the new year by looking back at the best and worst events in the arts and entertainment world of 2015. Today, A&E contributor Matthew Fernandez discusses 2015’s releases of two highly anticipated sequels to classic book franchises: “The Girl in the Spider’s Web” and “Go Set […]
Submission: Bigoted Facebook posts are most recent examples of anti-Semitism at UC
On Dec.16, 2015, Vice Chancellor Janina Montero released an email in reference to anti-Semitic Facebook posts shared by a member of our community. While I applaud Vice Chancellor Montero for condemning the hateful rhetoric, the email – without context or explanation – was inadequate. Individuals at UCLA have long accused the Jewish community of having […]
Movie Review: ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’
Fans sit in a darkened theater, dressed in an array of “Star Wars” apparel and intricate Jedi and Leia cosplay. A moment of silent tension, so thick you could cut it with a lightsaber, is shattered by loud cheers as an aged Han Solo boards the Millennium Falcon. “Chewie, we’re home,” he says, and so […]