April deficits bring May budget debates. And it’s no surprise what California’s state legislators will be telling the University of California at the negotiating table: It’s our way or our way. Every May seems to follow the same storyline: The state auditor finds that the UC has engaged in some ostensibly opaque behavior and writes […]
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Sandra Wenceslao: Installation of security cameras in Kerckhoff would deter criminals
Fear no more, cameras are on their way. On their way to Kerckhoff Hall, at least. The Undergraduate Students Association Council discussed the installation of cameras on the third and fourth floors of Kerckhoff Hall on May 8. The conversation was spurred on by the recent etching of a homophobic slur into the office door […]
Editorial: Administrators have overstepped role in USAC election process
UCLA has taken the student out of student government. Usually, the Undergraduate Students Association Council is designed for student power. Students sit in council positions and make decisions for the student body. They sit on the USAC Election Board and determine how best to run elections and sanction those who deviate from the election code. […]
Sam Smoot: Transportation police should pursue alternate methods to enforce scooter safety
My first ride on a Bird scooter was magical. The wind whipped through my hair as the sweaty masses of students vanished from my peripheral. I had 10 minutes to get to the public affairs building, and I was barely past De Neve Plaza. I was mentally preparing an argument for full credit on my […]
Emily Merz: UC proves unreasonable in its rejection of strikers’ proposals
Students complained last week about dirty bathrooms, gross food in the dining halls and loud noises waking them up in the morning. Must be rough. But while Bruins worried about eating bagged sandwiches for three days in a row, campus service employees went on strike to demand better compensation and benefits from the University of […]
Omar Said: Neighborhood councils are necessary in LA despite backlash, criticism
Do we really need neighborhood councils? Those words were on every month’s agenda when Jerry Brown was president of the Westwood Neighborhood Council. Yes, every month. No, not Gov. Jerry Brown. Brown was WWNC’s first president when the council was formed in 2010. He retired in 2016. Those acquainted with Brown know that although he […]
Omar Said: Use of stereotyped Muslim attire in ROTC training perpetuates Islamophobia
It takes a lot of work to marginalize 3.5 million Americans at once. But the ROTC did just that when it stereotyped Muslims to portray enemy combatants. During a training held by UCLA’s and California State University, Fresno’s Army ROTCs in early April, students acting as enemy soldiers in combat simulations wore clothing commonly worn […]