The University of California Board of Regents, the governing board of the University, discussed its finances, management of its health services and its partnership with U.S. Department of Energy national laboratories, among others things, on the second day of its bimonthly meeting at UC Irvine Wednesday. The regents heard updates about UC Merced’s 2020 Project, […]
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Tanner’s Take: Lessons from Charlottesville
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Football season arrived in Pasadena Saturday afternoon as I sat on a couch 2,500 miles away, fumbling with a lagging Chromecast, sporting a bright blue UCLA T-shirt and surrounded by Virginia fans. Like much of the Bruin faithful, I wasn’t physically at the Rose Bowl; instead, I found myself across the country […]
Arthur Wang: Chinese nationals and Americans do not share views on Asian supremacy
A Chinese national studying law in the United States recently wrote an essay about affirmative action that was published on Foreign Affairs, bombastically titled “I’m Chinese, and I Know Why There Aren’t More Asians in the Ivy League.” I thought this was a little weird. Why would a Chinese national write about a domestic policy […]
Ara Shirinian: UC should focus on awareness, prevention of sexual assault
The first step in social progress is the most fundamental but often the most difficult: making people understand the problem. The issue of sexual assault on college campuses highlights this difficulty. A study conducted by the U.S. Department of Justice, showed that almost half of the women who experienced rape according to the study’s definition […]
Editorial: UCLA must provide parking for growing student, faculty population
UCLA has cut the number of available student parking permits this fall by hundreds, leaving nearly 1,000 students on the waitlist hoping to be able to drive to class. Those on the waitlist – many of them transfer or nontraditional students – have resorted to frantic searches for spots in Westwood, or have had to […]
Shani Shahmoon: Iran nuclear deal poses threat to Israel, stability in Middle East
Supporters of the Iran nuclear deal should realize what they see as a step forward for world peace might be three steps backward for stability in the Middle East. I have been sitting in an Israeli news room interning for The Jerusalem Post since early July. On a daily basis since the Iran nuclear deal […]
Julia McCarthy: Dialogues are crucial to creating consent culture in UC campuses
One of the moments I remember most vividly from my new student orientation was when a presenter asked us to raise our hands if we knew someone who had experienced sexual assault. Looking around Ackerman Grand Ballroom, well over half of the 400 or so students who surrounded me had their hands raised high. Despite […]