University of California President Janet Napolitano, in her opening remarks to the UC Board of Regents Wednesday, outlined several long-term plans for the University. Although she touched on many big ideas, her speech lacked specifics on how she will actually bring about change, especially on one critical issue: state funding. Napolitano spent a large portion […]
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Throwback Thursday: Wu-Tang Clan’s kung fu-based rap shapes entire genre
An influential rap collective is hard to find. When voices and rhythms, each with their own dynamic eccentricities, come together, some artists are overshadowed and individuality fades away. Then there’s Wu-Tang Clan. The Wu-Tang Clan, a rap collective whose original lineup pioneered East Coast hardcore rap in the early ’90s, was able to capture each […]
Online classes to be offered through UC initiative set
The University of California recently unveiled a new list of online courses, including one from UCLA, that will be available starting this winter and satisfy graduation requirements at multiple campuses.
Natalie Delgadillo: USAC should weigh surplus funds early on
[media-credit align=”alignnone” width=”300″]Most students know what it feels like to crack open a textbook for the first time the day before a midterm – the sinking feeling in your stomach, the rising panic as you realize just how much you have to cram in your head before morning. As seventh week begins, the Undergraduate Students […]
Maia Ferdman: Public debates distract from progress on Israeli-Palestinian issue
Israeli and Palestinian advocates on campus are not camera shy. Much of the conversation about the conflict at UCLA manifests in a very public manner. Each year, the Daily Bruin receives numerous submissions from active students, each followed by a flurry of online comments. Another yearly phenomenon is the emergence of student government resolutions addressing […]
Nobel Peace Prize nominee, political activist Ahmed Maher to speak at UCLA
Ahmed Maher, a prominent protest organizer during the Egyptian revolution in 2011 and a Nobel Peace Prize nominee, will speak on a panel today at UCLA. The political activist is returning to UCLA for the third time to participate in a panel called “Reclaiming the Egyptian Revolution” at 3 p.m. in the Charles E. Young […]
Bruins for Israel hosts debate regarding U.S., Middle East relations
About 60 students gathered on campus Tuesday night to watch a debate between members of Bruin Democrats and Bruin Republicans about the relationship between the United States and Israel. The debate, hosted by Bruins for Israel, was held to educate the campus about different views of America’s role in the Middle East, said Miriam Eshaghian, […]