No criminal has ever lived like the person who founded the idea of “diversity and inclusion.” Oh, and same thing with the person who came up with the word “equity.” That’s the message you walked away with if you made it through Heather Mac Donald’s op-ed published earlier this month in the Los Angeles Times. […]
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Clea Wurster: Decentralization of funding could improve America’s research infrastructure
Bruins have a lot of material for bragging rights. And a big one: Our professors might be spending their days researching cures for cancer. It isn’t just that we get to interact with experts – we also get to conduct research alongside them, adding countless bullet points to our resumes. But when it comes to […]
Scott Bays: Legislation more sophisticated than California’s straw restriction required
Plastic waste is a tax on the earth – and people’s budgets. That’s the stance California took in August when lawmakers voted to make the state the first to restrict the distribution of plastic straws. It now awaits Governor Jerry Brown’s signature. The bill would prohibit what are termed “full-service restaurants” from serving plastic straws […]
Ani Gasparyan: Crisis pregnancy centers restrict reproductive rights, endanger women’s health
Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination to the Supreme Court of the United States left many afraid of the danger his confirmation would pose to reproductive rights in America. But the fact is reproductive rights were never safe to begin with. And the Supreme Court proved just that in June. The groundbreaking legalization of abortion marked the emergence […]
Avvalzameer Bhatia: UCLA should offer vacant air conditioned rooms to summer school students
Picture this: it’s nearly 100 degrees Fahrenheit and you’re trudging down Bruin Plaza, hoping for some shade. You manage to get up Bruin Walk without melting into a pile of jelly and then suffer all the way up Hedrick Summit, hoping to escape the heat by getting into your dorm after an exhausting day of […]
Cade Mallett: UCLA students should have fairer opportunities to engage in the gig economy
The sharing economy, the brainchild of tech-savvy capitalism, has opened up several new streams of passive income for those in the know. Ironically, though, those who want to find themselves in this know experience some of the most ardent resistance from universities. Students at UCLA are no strangers to the electric scooter craze sweeping California. […]
Tabatha Lewis: Funding for student advocates should come from UC, not from students themselves
This post was updated Aug. 15 at 4:44 p.m. Some things you can buy with $100,000 include a Tesla, a condo or a speedboat – but not the four years at UCLA you invest in hopes of better career prospects. The cost of in-state tuition at UCLA has increased by about $2,000 since 2010. This […]