Wedged in between Santa Monica and Beverly Hills, UCLA students have no shortage of places to shop for clothes. However, high price tags can limit shopping options for money-conscious students on a college budget. Each week, columnist Linda Xu explores different secondhand shops in Los Angeles and discusses her thrifty outfits. A trip to the […]
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Submission: UCLA needs more resources to address international students’ concerns
Two months ago, second-year global studies and political science student Nis Hamid opened up about her experience being targeted by federal immigration policy. Although two judges have since stopped the immigration ban, she still regularly suffers from anxiety disorder and panic attacks – months after the ordeal. Hamid, who is now part of the policy […]
Submission: Bruins United leaders uphold prejudice, manipulate minority candidates
During my first year at UCLA, I was elected Transfer Student Representative by running with the Bruins United slate. At the time, I felt BU was my second home. Yet, appearances can be deceiving, as this year’s BU candidates will learn if they haven’t already. Given my independent candidacy for Academic Affairs commissioner in this […]
Women’s water polo takes MPSF tournament with victory over Stanford
UCLA women’s water polo hadn’t trailed to a top-three team in more than nine quarters. That changed Sunday – for a grand total of two minutes and 23 seconds. From there on, the No. 1 Bruins (22-1, 6-0 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation) held the No. 2 Stanford Cardinal (20-3, 5-1) scoreless for the rest of […]
Professor presents solutions to climate change through video series
A UCLA researcher is investigating how to best frame climate change research in a way that encourages the public to follow environmentally friendly practices. Magali Delmas, a professor of management at the UCLA Institute of the Environment and Sustainability and the Anderson School of Management, recently showcased her research in an episode of the video […]
Submission: Students can engage in suicide prevention through advocacy, support
After the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention’s Out of the Darkness Campus Walk to fight suicide at UCLA on Sunday and Andiver Castellanos’ Daily Bruin column on mental health Monday, it’s more important than ever that students engage mental health and suicide prevention head-on. Suicide is the 10th leading cause of death in this country. […]
Wang’s Word: Weed out feeble drug policies by focusing on coaches, self-disclosure
Dykstra Hall, eighth floor. I saw my fair share of football players visit the local marijuana dealer’s room last year, so I probably have a good idea of what was going on. But did anyone really care? No one failed a NCAA-administered drug test for a street drug – a category that includes heroin, marijuana, THC […]