“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 […]
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Arthur Wang: Arguments for and against validity of microagression need scrutiny
Microaggressions sound like no big deal, but let me tell you – the feverish discussions centering on the concept recently should be called “macroaggressive.” Microaggression theory, which first emerged in the 1970s, refers to unintended, albeit harmful, slights and comments toward another individual, usually a member of a disadvantaged group. Examples include telling a black […]
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 […]
Zoey Freedman: Responses to controversial post characterize gender inequality
While it seems that many men have an interest in defining gender inequality and what it means to be a woman, it seems few took the time to look up the definition of another word: irony. Last week, I wrote a column arguing that the federal government should mandate health insurers also provide tampons and pads […]
Zoey Freedman: Free tampons would slow flow of gender inequality
Editor’s note: This blog post refers to individuals who menstruate as women because the author wanted to highlight gender inequality in health care. We acknowledge that not all individuals who menstruate identify as women and that not all individuals who identify as women menstruate, but feel this generalization is appropriate considering the gendered nature of […]
Ara Shirinian: Search engines should allow requests for removal of irrelevant links
It’s summer, and for most students it’s the chance to get away from the monotony of taking classes and being told what to learn to earn a degree. Over the next 10 weeks, four Daily Bruin columnists will take the time to explore the bigger problems of our day that exist beyond campus boundaries and […]
Ara Shirinian: New budget proposal interferes with FCC’s enforcement power
It’s summer and for most students it’s the chance to get away from the monotony of taking classes and being told what to learn to earn a degree. Over the next 12 weeks, four Daily Bruin columnists will take the time to explore the bigger problems of our day that exist beyond campus boundaries and […]