In her first major public speech as president of the University of California, Janet Napolitano unveiled a $15 million investment to be allocated to several student communities, but presented few specifics on where that money would go and few details of her plans for the UC’s future. While the majority of Wednesday’s speech touted the […]
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Love | Hate: Is James Blake a maverick or just morose?
Musician James Blake burst suddenly into public view with his strange and original take on dubstep, before the puttering blares of today changed the genre forever. He rode the movement to fame, but by the time his self-titled debut was released he’d morphed into something more versatile – a singer-songwriter with a penchant for moody, […]
Movie Review: ‘Dallas Buyers Club’
To the surprise of many, Matthew McConaughey may turn out to be one of the better actors of his generation. He’s always had the charisma, but sometime in the last few years, some gear shifted in him – that charisma is now being used in much more multifaceted ways, and the effect is something like […]
Zoey Freedman: UC should provide undocumented graduate students a means to fund education
Undocumented students face challenges in gaining access to a variety of social services. The University of California has an obligation to make sure obtaining a UC education is not one of these challenges. Due to their lack of legal residency, and by extension lack of social security numbers, undocumented graduate students cannot be employed by […]
Album review: ‘Reflektor’ by Arcade Fire
Arcade Fire has discovered what most of the music world has known since the band released its debut album, “Funeral,” in 2004: It is one of the most talented and compositionally brilliant bands of the 21st century. Unfortunately for the music world, Arcade Fire’s new album, “Reflektor,” demonstrates this newly found knowledge with 13 pretentious […]
Football Monday – Oct. 28, 2013
Every UCLA football Saturday, whether at the Rose Bowl or on the road, has so much more to it than a win or a loss. That’s why each postgame Monday, the Daily Bruin will break down the Bruins’ most recent game, outlining the good, the bad and the verdict for their performance. This week, we […]
Alexandra Tashman: UCLA must make sexual assault education an ongoing effort
Sexual assault is a perennial issue on college campuses. Every year, college students become survivors of a crime that is preventable. Part of the reason is that consistent and mandatory sexual assault education is sorely lacking on UCLA’s campus, as at many schools. The most effective means of helping prevent sexual assault is to make […]