I spent the better part of my sophomore year at UCLA in bumper-to-bumper traffic. In fact, I’d probably say I spent more time in my car than I did in class. As a commuter student, I was lucky that I had the means to afford a car. But almost as important as being able to […]
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Submission: Ethics statement contains double standard
Over the past several weeks, we have witnessed the emergence of a troubling double standard targeting Jewish and pro-Israel students and organizations. While cloaked in the language of “ethics,” “marginalization” and “human rights,” this initiative is actually about denying our narrative and represents a frontal assault on dialogue, education and constitutionally protected rights. During the […]
Natalie Delgadillo: FIRED UP! slate had passion, but lacked USAC knowledge
The UCLA student body wasn’t “fired up” to vote for the candidates on this year’s ambitiously named new slate. FIRED UP!, a slate that formed in this year’s election cycle, did not win even one of the six seats it contested. In fact, the slate’s candidates were eliminated in the first round of every three-way […]
Eitan Arom: In search of higher ed funding, oil tax bill a dead end
The oil tax making its way through various committees in the California State Senate won’t raise gas prices at the pump. It won’t destroy the California oil industry, the nation’s fourth largest. But it also won’t pass. To begin with, Democrats no longer hold the two-thirds majority in the state Senate needed to pass tax bills. Besides, […]
Natalie Delgadillo: Sparring over election calendar reveals split council
Last Tuesday’s undergraduate student government meeting had all the trappings of a workday at the United States Congress.
Editorial Cartoon: Perpetually waiting
In her own words: ‘I did not feel like the survivor, I felt like the accused’
Introduction Survivor stories Marie Jane Veronica Sabrina Luke Emily In their own words Emily Sabrina Veronica Jane BY SABRINA* TRIGGER WARNING: This article contains descriptions of sexual violence. I was 18 years old and a freshman at UCLA when I was sexually assaulted. It is a night I have been trying to piece together for […]