Students, I hate to break it to you, but the University of California could raise tuition in 2018 to pay for people’s retirement benefits. You might want to hold off on the protest signs, though. The Los Angeles Times published a story in late September about how a good chunk of new money from the […]
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Abhishek Shetty: USAC must update online minutes, guidelines to maintain transparency
Maintaining an up-to-date website and uploading meeting documents regularly are simple and obvious steps any student government should follow. But unfortunately, UCLA’s undergraduate student government has treated them as an afterthought for years. Late last month, Vivy Li, the Undergraduate Students Association Council internal vice president, prompted the council to revisit the terms of USAC […]
Sandra Wenceslao: Enlisting more staff could make Volunteer Day better
Children all over Los Angeles learn in schools adorned with bright murals that UCLA students have painted on hot, sunny Volunteer Days year after year. UCLA’s annual Volunteer Day was created nine years ago as a chancellor’s initiative, said Ashley Love-Smith, interim director of the UCLA Volunteer Center. The initiative was meant to ensure the […]
Pravin Visakan: California labor unions must stop combating climate change bills
Imagine a state senator stepping up in the final days of California’s legislative session to present his bill to revolutionize the Californian energy sector. Unbeknownst to him, union representatives are preparing to sabotage it. Labor interests have started working against Californian legislative efforts aimed at combating climate change. This pattern of opposition was prevalent in […]
Editorial: Housing for UCLA students should be prioritized over Village aesthetic
It seems Westwood residents care more about their view of the Santa Monica Mountains than whether students can afford housing near UCLA. Last week, UCLA held a public hearing, as required by the California Environmental Quality Act, for its planned undergraduate housing projects that would add about 6,900 beds to five sites throughout Westwood by […]
Scott Bays: Attack on affirmative action is designed to appease conservatives
Those who worry some applicants receive unfair advantages in the college admissions process, have no fear. America’s legacy-admission-in-chief, President Donald Trump, and his administration are here to save the day. The United States Department of Justice circulated an internal memo in early August calling for attorneys interested in “investigations and possible litigation related to intentional […]
Editorial: CAC and CEC show lack of transparency by impeding free press
If President Donald Trump’s treatment of the media as “fake news” horrifies UCLA students, they needn’t look further than their own student government to see the same disregard for the free press. On Monday, thousands of students will gather in Pauley Pavilion to enjoy the annual Bruin Bash concert. The Daily Bruin has regularly covered […]