At UCLA, I always have no clue how to answer questions about my feminist inclinations. My answer could be “Yes! I am a feminist!” because I believe women deserve the same rights as men, but at the same time “No” as I read Vogue and cry when watching a melodrama. A more fitting answer would […]
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Casey Kovarik: Greek life should not be blamed for greater social problems
The Greek system – commonly seen as dangerous by many not within it – has become the college version of the chicken or the egg riddle: Is it the system that causes its problems, or those within it? Those who view the system as dangerous draw on statistics that say that fraternity members are three […]
Aram Ghoogasian: Gender divisions in Greek life promote sexism, should be banned
The state of fraternity houses reflects the condition of fraternity culture: virulent and reeking of vomit. A fraternity at Old Dominion University became the latest in a long line of such organizations to garner national attention for a reprehensible act. Fortunately, sexual assault was not involved in this case, but female students and their mothers […]
Arthur Wang: Policy, history aid in Asian American success, not cultural values
“UCLA stands for UC Lots of Asians.” I’m sure you have heard that one before. Asians are everywhere at UCLA – 34 percent of undergraduates, to be exact. Around 15 percent of the Ivy League students is Asian, even as that number is 4.8 percent nationally. Those are facts. But what everyone wants to know […]
Yiwei Sun: USAC withdrawal from USSA runs risk of losing effective lobbying
Undergraduate student government External Vice President Zach Helder wants to gamble away our student fees with the worst hand at the table. Last week, Helder proposed a motion to terminate UCLA’s long-term membership in the United States Student Association, a national student-led organization that aims to help students to address issues at the local, state […]
Zoey Freedman: Political outcry skews perception of Planned Parenthood services
Political grandstanding could cost a lot of people their access to affordable healthcare. Recently, Planned Parenthood has come under attack for misconstrued information regarding its abortion services and the handling of fetal tissue for scientific research. The controversy reached a climax a few nights ago, when nearly every single Republican national candidate declared on live […]
Editorial Cartoon: Outside the box
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