Two years ago, it was announced that the UC Student Health Insurance Plan – the system-wide health insurance program that all 10 University of California campuses are required to be a part of – was $57 million in debt. Naturally, this eye-popping number led to more finger pointing than actual solutions with the University claiming […]
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Aram Ghoogasian: Cuts to administrative bloat can ensure fair pay for contract workers
When it raised its minimum wage to $15, the University of California signaled that it valued its workers. Senate Bill 376, however, is testing just how dedicated the University really is. The bill proposes that contracted workers at the UC earn the same wages and benefits as University workers who do similar work. Some student […]
‘Racist Bruin’ stickers used hashtags to bring light to oppression
On Monday, many editions of the Daily Bruin and their respective newsstands were emblazoned with a sticker titled “Racist Bruin” which was splashed across half the front page. The sticker contained visual and stylistic references to many of The Bruin’s normal sections, but instead of focusing on the paper, focused on what the authors argued […]
Editorial: Online voting would allow for more accessibility, increase turnout
More people live in Dykstra Hall than voted in the last year’s Westwood Neighborhood Council election. Despite this, the council wants to make voting even more difficult for students and young professionals, as it voted last week against a proposal to add online voting to its upcoming election in 2016. Jerry Brown, president of the […]
Tanner’s Take: Rooter Bus inefficiencies mar football game day experience
I waited 10 months to make my triumphant return to the Rose Bowl and on Saturday I waited two more hours. They were two very miserable hours. After lining up for the Rooter Bus at 5:30 p.m. with a group of friends, it took until almost 8 p.m. for us to arrive at our seats […]
Editorial: Organizers must allow, encourage media access to campus events
The Daily Bruin has set out to cover Bruin Bash as thoroughly as possible since the event’s inception in 2005, digging into both the atmosphere and performances as well as the financial processes that actually fund it. As one of the single largest regular pieces of programming put on at UCLA, Bruin Bash – and […]
Debates over academic freedom affect students, staff, locals
The UCLA Academic Senate defines academic freedom as intellectual independence, free investigation and open communication within the university community. Over the past four years, UCLA saw professors defending their research and students protesting against the diversity requirement, alleging that their academic freedom was at stake. But recent history also saw opposition to free speech, with […]