The Los Angeles Police Department has a troubled history with officer misconduct. The city is trying something new to address this problem, however. Charter Amendment C, an initiative on the May 16 municipal ballot, represents a well-intentioned, but ineffective attempt to tweak the formula of internal police misconduct reviews. The measure would give officers accused […]
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Gael Adrien Mbama: Student organizations need city funding to tackle homelessness
Everybody knows Los Angeles has a homelessness problem. To be clear, homelessness is a complicated, multidimensional problem with no single solution, but LA city and county officials have a well-publicized $737 million plan to tackle it. This massive investment will go toward health and rehabiilitation services, among other initiatives, in order to help break the […]
Scott Bays: UCLA’s definition of harassment must align with that of California
Victims of harassment seeking justice from the university may want to look elsewhere. Unless their treatment was so severe it prevented them from accessing university resources, UCLA doesn’t think it counts as harassment. The UCLA Student Conduct Code defines harassment as “conduct that is so severe and/or pervasive, and objectively offensive, and that so substantially […]
Selby Kia: UCLA should partner with corporations to provide student internships
The coming of spring brings more than blooming flowers and looming graduation dates. Spring means internship season – the daunting process of Bruins finding, applying and narrowing down how they will spend their summer. Many students visit the UCLA Career Center or attend a Hire UCLA Fair looking for internships but get overwhelmed with seemingly […]
Sandra Wenceslao: UCLA’s fee on contributions can deter potential donors, harm students
Any type of aid, no matter how small , is usually welcomed with open arms – and pockets. Unless, of course, you’re UCLA. Potential donors to the UCLA Foundation, the organization which manages and directs gifts to the university, face a one-time only fee of 6.5 percent taken from the grant. The fee provides support […]
Mariah Furtek: Dining hall dress codes need more clarity to avoid insensitivity
No shoes, no shirt, no service. This isn’t just a silly slogan found outside beachfront restaurants; it is also the UCLA dress code for its residential dining halls, which can be found online. Hailey Black, a first-year pre-human biology and society student, felt the brunt of that policy April 22 when she entered De Neve […]
Keshav Tadimeti: State legislators need to stay out of UC transparency problem
Sacramento is having a field day. A recent state audit found the University of California Office of the President failed to disclose nearly $175 million in budget reserves and claimed UC executive employees receive unnecessarily excessive salaries and benefits. This is the scandal Sacramento has been yearning for. Ravenous California lawmakers are wasting no time […]