Editor’s note: The following is an open letter from the Asian Pacific Coalition at UCLA to University of California President Janet Napolitano, addressing a $5 million allocation she announced last month, which will go toward work-study positions and loans for undocumented students. To Janet Napolitano, president of the University of California: We, the Asian Pacific Coalition […]
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Submission: Bruin Alliance letter requests change from USAC
Editor’s note: The following is an open letter from members of the Bruin Alliance slate to the Undergraduate Students Association Council, endorsed by 17 student organizations. The letter’s authors plan to present it at tonight’s USAC meeting. The text was edited for length. To the members of the Undergraduate Students Association Council, In the 27th […]
Kunal Patel: USAC and CAPS should team up to prevent study drug use
With finals week approaching, students will attempt to cram incredible amounts of information for final exams that account for large portions of their grades. With such a large amount of pressure to do well on final exams, the temptation to use study drugs to enhance focus levels is increased. While the Undergraduate Students Association Council […]
Editorial Cartoon: The strike that never ends
Natalie Delgadillo: Minor bylaws change for USAC Finance Committee ignores larger issue
We’re often told that life is all about the little things – but sometimes, it’s really the big things that matter. Last week, the undergraduate student government passed a small bylaws change while continuing to ignore a more glaring issue that has been on hold since the beginning of its term. The bylaws change passed […]
Submission: Moore Hall sit-in addressing discrimination lacked open, tolerant spirit
BY STEPHANIE KIM Like much of the UCLA community, I was moved by Sy Stokes’ recent video denouncing the lack of diversity efforts in student admissions policies, and outraged over the inadequate responses by administration to reported discrimination against faculty members of color. For many of us, race and racism are part of daily campus […]
