The accessibility of menstrual products can be a messy subject. Oftentimes, students get caught unprepared with their periods. When this happens on campus, we either have to ask around the bathroom for a spare or go to Ackerman Union, Lu Valle Commons or another store on campus to buy an overpriced box of pads or […]
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Submission: UCLA theater groups need consideration when representing cultures
This year’s Academy Award nominations caused a buzz with its lack of actors and actresses of color for the second consecutive year. And though we might chastise the Academy members, problems with diversity in the arts start before the Oscar nomination season. Even UCLA, whose pamphlets and website boast diversity on campus, witnesses continual problems […]
Abhishek Shetty: GSA president hiring a lawyer shows unwillingness to cooperate
When you’ve been accused of restricting free speech, there’s a list of actions you can take. Hiring lawyers in an attempt to further restrict free speech should rank very low on that list. And yet, that’s exactly what Milan Chatterjee, president of the Graduate Students Association, did. In October, Chatterjee told organizers of the Diversity […]
Shani Shahmoon: UC Student Association must put mind to finding new data
According to the UC Student Association, the University of California does not provide proper mental health services to its students. Tell me something I don’t know. UCSA’s #HowAreYou campaign just released the results of mental health evaluations given to students and professional staff members at every UC’s mental health facility. The intention behind the survey […]
Arthur Wang: Peter Liang protests show Asian-Americans must unite against injustice
For once, a “killer cop” has been brought to justice in America – and how Chinese-Americans have reacted speaks volumes about the multiplicity of racial divides in this country. In 2014, rookie New York police officer Peter Liang killed Akai Gurley, a black man, when conducting a patrol in a pitch-black stairway; an accidentally-discharged bullet […]
Abhishek Shetty: EVP Zach Helder needs to align efforts with UC Student Association
Zach Helder thinks he can single-handedly revolutionize America’s college system in the vein of Bernie Sanders. Unfortunately, he lacks that kind of ability. Helder’s job, as Undergraduate Students Association Council external vice president, is to advocate for measures that benefit the UCLA undergraduate body and meet with legislators to discuss such measures. The EVP office […]
Miriam Bribiesca: Traffic safety strategy Vision Zero necessary to drive LA forward
When is a car accident actually an accident? The answer to this is: usually never. Nowadays, a “car accident” is a conventional term used loosely that fails to emphasize the severity of an ever-growing problem in the city of Los Angeles. The simple act of using the word “accident” automatically implies that there’s nobody to […]