Reflect back on your first weeks at UCLA. Reflect on how difficult those first weeks were. Advanced Placement and community college classes didn’t always translate into UCLA credits like you wanted them to, finding ways to get involved did not always come easily and not everybody on campus welcomed you for who you are. Balancing […]
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Chloe Lew: USAC internal vice president should revamp underutilized campus spots
Most of my first friendships at UCLA were consolidated in the dorms, sprawled across Rendezvous-stained couches in the floor lounge or losing badly at pool in the recreation rooms. But when I moved off of the Hill, I quickly realized that the places I grew so fond of in the dorms my freshman year didn’t […]
2014-2015 USAC Officer Evaluations
Each year, the Daily Bruin evaluates each Undergraduate Students Association Council member’s term in office. This year, the Bruin’s editorial board has taken into consideration four major criteria in the evaluations: platform completion, the quality of the councilmembers’ platforms, how well they fulfilled their respective roles as mandated by the USAC bylaws and their commitment […]
Submission: Bigoted actions of USAC presidential candidate unacceptable
We can all agree Undergraduate Students Association Council has its shortcomings, but on Feb. 10 of this year, it left the greatest of stains on its legacy. Four elected councilmembers questioned a student for nearly forty minutes regarding her Jewish identity. While the incident made national headlines, one of the most vocal opponents of Rachel […]
Arthur Wang: Post-screening talk best accommodates opposing ideas, avoids censorship
The movie “American Sniper” is two movies to two different groups of people. Its fans view it as a riveting film that serves up explosive action while exploring the complexity and troubles of late U.S. Navy SEAL Chris Kyle’s transition from military to civilian life. The film’s harshest critics believe the movie glorifies the operations […]
Submission: Forum to Reclaim Diversity invites community to change campus climate
The results of the Moreno report and the campus climate survey have highlighted the extent to which members of the UCLA community feel marginalized in their social, academic and work environments. These reports, coupled with ongoing incidents of racism, sexism and other forms of oppression, necessitate immediate action and responsible leadership. Which begs several questions: […]
Casey Kovarik: Flipped courses widen gap between students, professors
The first day I went to my Political Science 30 class this quarter, I was surprised to find that it was the only time my professor would be lecturing to us in person. Political Science 30 with Professor Kathleen Bawn is a flipped class. It’s one of the several flipped, or hybrid online, classes that […]