Bruin Walk has become less of a walk and more of a traffic lane with the current number of bicyclists and skateboarders. University police started handing out $200 tickets to people riding their bicycles, scooters and skateboards in the designated dismount zone, which lies between the De Neve crosswalk and the stairs of Kerckhoff Hall. […]
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Chloe Lew: Students should take advantage of off-campus entertainment gems
I must have walked past The Improv Space on Gayley Avenue a hundred times before I actually walked inside. But when I did finally wander in on a Wednesday night last month, three years after the first time I walked past, I stayed. I sat in a plushy theater chair in a cozy, dimly […]
Submission: Prop. 47 can rectify the American penal system
If you were to pay a visit to the Californians Against Prop. 47 Web page, you’d immediately be presented with a banner that rotates between two very alarming claims. The first, displayed on a picture of a young woman crying, asserts, “Prop. 47 weakens the penalty for possession of date-rape drugs” and reminds you that […]
Submission: Faculty members should vote for College Diversity Initiative’s passage
Editor’s note: The submission below was originally sent by members of UCLA’s Committee on Diversity and Equal Opportunity to faculty in the College of Letters and Science on Oct. 21. It has been edited for Daily Bruin style and reprinted below. Dear Faculty Member, We, the undersigned, members of UCLA’s Committee on Diversity and Equal […]
Travis Fife: Focus on scores, AP classes in EAOP, ‘All In’ partnership ineffective
There’s a tendency, when thinking about college admissions, to see Advanced Placement classes and high standardized test scores as a silver bullet – get a high SAT score and the world is at your fingertips. Complete the trifecta with a high SAT score, challenging AP classes and an impressive GPA, and universities will come knocking […]
Submission: Bruin Diversity Referendum’s popularity signifies future success
Advocating for diversity-related initiatives has historically been a quiet yet daunting task in higher education. Even more challenging is the process of aligning different campaigns for a larger diversity movement. Nonetheless, 2014 has marked an unprecedented shift in the legitimization of diversity-related issues at UCLA, particularly due to students refusing to be silent. We […]
Submission: UCLA’s privatization pushes operation costs onto students
UC President Janet Napolitano made it clear this April that the UC system was turning its attention toward more private sources of revenue and partnerships with private industry to offset the lack of state funds. The University experienced state cuts in education in 2008-09 and 2011-12. The University acted upon its plans to expand investment […]