Past faculty member and Senior Associate Dean of Student Affairs Emeritus Berky Nelson has a perception of the Los Angeles Police Department that is tainted by the 44-year-old memory of blood in a Campbell Hall stairwell. In the aftermath of the 1970 Kent State University shootings, police officers from LAPD were called to the UCLA […]
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Submission: Respect vital to maintain during USAC election
As we approach a USAC special election and begin the 2014-15 academic year, it is critical that we all remember what it means to be a part of a world-class institution like UCLA, including the obligations and expectations that come with being a True Bruin. One of our most important expectations, particularly in the context […]
Aram Ghoogasian: City must fix leaks in water conservation efforts
One of Los Angeles’ claims to fame is its year-round sunshine, but that has proved to have negative consequences. The city government is now taking steps to combat the state’s ongoing drought. Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti recently called on the city to reduce its water usage by 20 percent over the next three years, […]
Zoey Freedman: Student funding by SOOF too difficult to access
Shortage of funding and financial resources is a common – and touchy – subject at UCLA. For the second year in a row, student groups will be receiving reduced allocations from the Undergraduate Students Association Council Student Organizations Operational Fund, commonly known as SOOF. SOOF provides funding for retreats, T-shirts, advertising and supplies, among other […]
Aram Ghoogasian: Vagueness, student fee hurt chances of passing referendum
Few things get students’ blood boiling like fee increases do. That’s what makes asking students to voluntarily raise their own fees such a tricky endeavor. The Bruin Diversity Referendum, a revamp of the referendum that failed to pass in 2013, is on the special election ballot. The referendum proposes a fee increase of $9.93 per […]
Chloe Lew: Outreach would support progress in student engagement for IGNITE
In California, we invest $62,396 per prisoner per year. That’s a trust fund nearly seven times bigger than the one we ration out per K-12 student. But Proposition 47, also known as the Safe Neighborhoods and Schools Act, can help curb over-incarceration and reduce penalties by allowing Californians to vote on whether seven categories of […]
Julia Mccarthy: Focus on concerts, celebrities weakens student voting campaigns
Going to a concert and going to a voting booth are vastly different experiences. But for some reason, both national and UCLA organizations are linking the two, and using celebrity figures and concerts to motivate students to get to the polls after a stop at the concert. At UCLA, this process is beginning with the […]