The virtual world of the internet is once again converging with the concerns of reality. Yelp, an online review and information website, is appealing to the California Supreme Court to overturn a lower court ruling demanding the company to remove defamatory reviews. The appeal, if lost, could set a new legal precedent, allowing the state […]
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Abhishek Shetty: Misguided Volunteer Day projects miss opportunity for real impact
Last year, when I was a freshman on Volunteer Day, we were sent to EL ARCA, a center for adults with developmental disabilities. On a sweltering morning, ten of us were handed the job of painting a fence that was about 15 feet across, while the Volunteer Day leaders circled around and nodded in approval. […]
UCLA Residential Life must publicize Living Learning Communities more
Mi mamá proudly told my extended family members I was off to study at the famous UCLA while I silently wished I could stay home to study during my first year. Coming to an institution that was not created for me, a bisexual first-generation Mexican American woman, forced me to learn lessons not typically found […]
Aaron Julian: California GOP should push to prevent prison overpopulation
The American prison system and its population is huge. About 22-percent-of-the-world’s-prisoners huge. This sound bite has been used in many political debates, stump speeches and news articles, but changing this apparent injustice through scientifically backed, tried-and-true methods has been slow and complicated. The American populace strongly supports prison reform, and the political party or individual […]
Sandra Wenceslao: Music shows should employ help centers for audience mental safety
Most people expect a free-flowing environment and a couple hours reprieve at a concert. However, in the case of Darshika Kumar, a second-year psychobiology student, her experience was far from the easy-going reprieve she was expecting. At a Black Veil Brides show at The Warfield venue in San Francisco, an intoxicated audience member threatened her […]
Blake Deal: North Westwood Village apartments not worth costs, hazards or hassle
It’s that time of year again. Summer is drawing to a close, which means that fall quarter is coming up and thousands of UCLA students desperately need to find an apartment. Although students usually seek housing in North Westwood Village because of its close proximity to campus, these apartments are not worth it. Despite their […]
Lydiette De Jesus: Claims of racial bias in admissions are ignorant, perpetuate racism
Sleep-deprived summer-session students were unpleasantly surprised by a poster last week which brazenly argued UCLA is racially biased because it admits more African-American students than it should. “UCLA violates Prop 209 to discriminate against White and Asian students in favor of Blacks,” it read. The seemingly polite and factual language of the poster penetrated the […]