Happy Election Day, Bruins! Yes, America’s bloodiest boxing match will finally come to a close Tuesday. After clocking in more than 500 rounds – one per day – with some punches connecting harder than others, Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump are on their final stand. Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather are trembling in their seats […]
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Lydiette De Jesus: UC’s restriction on work hours is unmindful of student needs
This summer, the stoves weren’t the only hot items in the dining halls. The department was under some serious heat, and now student dining workers are somehow still dealing with the fire. UCLA Dining Services faced criticism after a push for higher student wages revealed that some student employees worked more than 30 hours each […]
Arman Sharif: UCLA must be in solidarity with Cal, demand own multicultural center
UC Berkeley student groups have been pushing demands for nearly 30 days for administration to relocate the school’s multicultural center to new facilities. But down in Westwood, this kind of center doesn’t even exist for UCLA. The bridges Multicultural Resource Center was formed to provide resources to underrepresented students of color after Proposition 209 banned […]
Editorial: Students must vote to fulfill civic duty
Given the state of the 2016 presidential campaign, Nov. 8 couldn’t come sooner for many of us. But we shouldn’t use cynicism as an excuse to sit this election out. It goes without saying that this election cycle has been anything but typical. For the first time, a woman was named a candidate for a […]
Abhishek Shetty: Poor infrastructure will send new bike share program downhill
Cyclists are one of those rarities on the UCLA campus, like a celebrity sighting. And even if you were to force a fleet of bikes on the student body, this is unlikely to change. Last week, UCLA announced that it would implement a bike sharing program by spring 2017, and that it has already ordered […]
Jonathan Friedland: Measure M provides LA residents opportunity to drive forward
Imagine Bruins riding a connected rail from Westwood to downtown Los Angeles, the San Fernando Valley and LAX by paying just four more cents than for a handle of the finest Prestige Vodka. LA county voters might be able to make that fantasy a reality at the polling places next week by approving Measure M. […]
Keshav Tadimeti: UCLA must create short-term funding plan for Boelter Hall renovations
This post was updated Oct. 29 at 5:30 p.m. Nothing is more gratifying than the UCLA engineer’s walk to class. The exhilarating downhill pedal across Bruin Walk and the rite-of-passage gallop through the Mathematical-Sciences tunnel all culminate in one defining moment: Boelter Hall. Yes, the building itself is a stake in time – a landmark […]