The Expo Line’s opening marks the end not only of UCLA’s transit isolation from the rest of the city, but of LA’s era of being made to put up with transit half-measures. The Expo Line is completed, the Purple’s heading westward, the Green’s being finished, and the Orange’s planned for conversion. LA still remains decades […]
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Submission: Lack of racial equity in justice system justifies protesters’ agendas
These past few years have been filled with protests and calls for justice from communities of color, especially the African-American community, regarding the ever-present racism in the criminal justice system. Recent tensions between civilians and police began to simmer with the killing of Trayvon Martin and reached a boiling point after the shooting of Michael […]
UC students, officials show support for UCLA after campus tragedy
University of California students, administration and leaders showed their support for UCLA after the murder-suicide Wednesday. UC Riverside and UC Irvine students held vigils Friday night to mourn the death of mechanical and aerospace engineering professor, William Klug. UC Riverside’s student government coordinated with the school’s administration to reserve a space for the vigil, help […]
Second Take: My Indian culture should not be used as a marketing tool
I chose to eat school lunches of cheese pizza and chocolate milk over homemade spiced vegetables, curry and rice as an elementary school kid, but not because I hated Indian food. I can’t get enough of the blast of flavor that comes with every bite. But outside the Indian community, Indian food is notorious for […]
Students paint hand prints on canvases to express support for community
This article was updated Nov. 9 at 3:55 p.m. Paul Wislotski wants to heal the campus one bedsheet at a time. On Wednesday afternoon, Wislotski hung an easel and a white sheet on the corner of Strathmore Avenue and Charles E. Young Drive and offered a palette of colorful oil pastels to every student passing […]
Vegan Ventures: Erin McKenna’s Bakery
To highlight the delicious perks of her vegan lifestyle, Daily Bruin staffer Alejandra Reyes-Velarde showcases 10 diverse vegan restaurants in the West Los Angeles area. She will be joined by Daily Bruin staffer William Thorne to bring a meat-eating perspective to vegan cuisine. They will alternate reviewing a restaurant each week. Drake’s photograph sat at […]
Claire-ification: Collegiate athletes’ freedom of speech should not be silenced
We have a running tally in the sports section of all the clichéd responses we receive during interviews. When training new writers, we place special emphasis on answers that don’t count as answers because they are so unoriginal. The dynamic between reporters with hard questions and athletes with soft answers is so ingrained in sports […]