Guillaume Kosmala: Sanders’ drastic plans best hope for making college affordable

This June, UCLA undergraduate students will have their first real chance in decades to radically change the political direction of this country. The 2016 presidential primary is coming to a close with California set to be the decisive closing vote on June 7, and the demographic breakup of voters, especially on the Democratic side, means […]

Shani Shahmoon: Sanders campaign must fire Jewish outreach coordinator

Bernie Sanders lost the Jewish community last week – if he ever had it to begin with. Last week, the Bernie Sanders campaign hired Simone Zimmerman as their new Jewish outreach coordinator. Shortly after receiving heavy criticism, the campaign suspended Zimmerman until they finish an investigation on the number of allegations made against her oft-considered […]

Opinion editors: California’s primary should be earlier to play more important role

With New York’s presidential primary a few days away, and with fewer and fewer states remaining in the race, there’s one fact that’s particularly tantalizing to Californians: For the first time in a long time, our vote will matter. That’s because both the Republican and Democratic nomination races are close this year, which means Californian […]

Graduate Students Association Endorsements 2016

All endorsements are decided upon by the Daily Bruin Editorial Board. Jonathan Koch Running for: President Endorsement: Endorsed ✓ Jonathan Koch has the mindset and tools to not only restructure the Graduate Students Association but also to advocate for underrepresented groups and improve graduate students’ education and livelihood. Koch’s understanding that the GSA can’t just solicit […]

Jonathan Friedland: Reducing food waste at dining halls key to greater sustainability

UCLA has some of the best college food in the country, but 50 tons of it is thrown out every month. In other words, UCLA wastes about two-thirds the weight of the retired Space Shuttle in food monthly. By the end of each academic year, UCLA has enough food left over to manufacture five space […]

Chris Campbell: LA must rezone in order to add housing, accommodate homeless people

Los Angeles’ moniker as the homeless capital of America has hung over its head for decades. But now, there may be a narrow path the city can take to remedy that. Back in February, I wrote a magazine op-ed explaining the importance of government in solving the city’s homelessness crisis and the need for the […]