Natalie Delgadillo: Faculty must note campus climate

It’s hard to argue that campus climate is not a problem at UCLA. A growing list of incidents on campus this year proves that point: student protests denouncing Proposition 209, which bans affirmative action in the state of California; a student video criticizing the university’s lack of black students; racist and sexist fliers directed at […]

Maia Ferdman: Criticism of Israel shouldn’t distract from rights violations

Visiting Israel has always felt like coming home. As a Jew, walking through the cobblestone streets in the Old City of Jerusalem brings forth a sense of enchantment. In Israel, I am not part of a minority, but rather surrounded by Jewish culture, familiar and safe. For a long time, my starry-eyed view of Israel […]

ASUCLA board approves proposal to install reclining chairs

The Associated Students UCLA Board of Directors approved a proposal Friday to install six reclining chairs in the Kerckhoff Hall study lounge. The board approved the proposal in a 10-0 vote after a discussing the cost and function of the chairs and how they would fit in the space provided. They will each cost about […]

Out of Focus: “Je t’aime, je t’aime” combines science fiction, romance

You close your eyes and the past comes flooding back to you: the bitter recollection of some bygone afternoon, the sight of the scene and the scent of your lover. You seek to grasp it, but it’s intangible. In the film “Je t’aime, je t’aime,” master filmmaker Alain Resnais explores this very real human desire […]

Editorial: UC student governments should be held to state meeting laws

California community college student governments must comply with state open meeting laws. And parts of those laws apply to California State University student governments. But by an oversight of government code in California, student governments on University of California campuses are not bound to any public meeting statutes despite taking in millions of dollars in […]

Zoey Freedman: Proposed e-cigarette regulation conflicts with personal choice

The sound of clicking lighters is increasingly being replaced by glowing light and silent vapor. This is a part of a trend across the nation toward the adoption of e-cigarettes as a replacement for old-fashioned tobacco smokes. But if a measure before the Los Angeles City Council gains traction, you might soon see this trend […]