A small increase in sales tax might soon save commuter students a large amount of time coming to class. A bill that Gov. Jerry Brown signed Wednesday will allow Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority officials to seek a sales tax increase in 2016 that could raise as much as $120 billion for local roads, […]
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Editorial: Greek life needs policing to prevent more ‘Kanye Western’ type raids
UCLA is embroiled in a media firestorm following a raid hosted by Sigma Phi Epsilon and Alpha Phi and a subsequent on-campus protest that drew hundreds of students. By hosting a “Kanye Western”-themed raid, Sigma Phi Epsilon and Alpha Phi have brought UCLA Greek Life to national attention for the worst reason. The office of […]
Editorial: LA should focus on rehabilitative programs to alleviate homelessness
Los Angeles city officials declared a “state of emergency” and a corresponding $100 million investment in September to address homelessness with a bit more fanfare than the sum probably deserved. To be sure, homelessness in Los Angeles is certainly a state of emergency, with more than 44,000 people at last count living without permanent housing. […]
Two social movements your high school history textbook probably missed
Think back to your high school history textbooks and try to recall how much space publishers allocated to various social justice movements. Columnist Aram Ghoogasian argued that textbooks’ underrepresentation of different communities’ histories generates the misunderstanding efforts like the recently passed College of Letters and Science’s diversity requirement aims to remediate. Here are two social […]
Journalism, the Trading Card Game
Editorial: BruinAlert underutilized, ineffective when students need it most
BruinAlert, the warning system designed by the university to text or email students with warnings about potentially dangerous situations near campus is everything but the safety assurance program it’s supposed to be. In fact, it seems as if most students interact with BruinAlert in just one way: receiving test emails or texts. UCLA needs to […]
Yiwei Sun: Class enrollment system should better account for substitute credit
Since summer, I have made phone calls, written emails and frequently commuted from my apartment to campus trying to enroll in Life Sciences 2: “Cells, Tissues, and Organs.” Signing up for a class shouldn’t be this difficult. The cause is entirely procedural. At UCLA, many students like me have units earned outside – including from […]