No Offense is back for the second-to-last podcast of the year. This week, we break down Gov. Jerry Brown’s comments about the University of California needing to be more like Chipotle. Read more...
Lifestyle, Student Life, The Quad
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May 19, 12:07 pm
The Quad: A beginner’s guide to Ramadan, Islam’s holy month of fasting
“Not even water?” This is one of the more persistent questions people ask me – and many other Muslims – each year when we are fasting during Ramadan. Read more...
The Quad, Throwback Thursday
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May 16, 11:02 pm
Throwback Thursday: Years ago, USAC elections were still as tumultuous as they are today
Hundreds of students watched two weeks ago as the Undergraduate Students Association Council Election Board saw its shadow while announcing the results of the most recent student government election. Read more...
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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May 13, 11:24 pm
Omar Said: Neighborhood councils are necessary in LA despite backlash, criticism
Do we really need neighborhood councils? Those words were on every month’s agenda when Jerry Brown was president of the Westwood Neighborhood Council. Yes, every month. Read more...
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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May 10, 10:48 pm
Omar Said: Use of stereotyped Muslim attire in ROTC training perpetuates Islamophobia
It takes a lot of work to marginalize 3.5 million Americans at once. But the ROTC did just that when it stereotyped Muslims to portray enemy combatants. Read more...
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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April 27, 12:10 am
Omar Said: Decision to expand Bruin Bike Share fails to acknowledge program falls flat
You either die a hero, or you live long enough to see yourself become a villain. UCLA probably didn’t expect that moment to come for its bike share program so soon. Read more...
Lifestyle, The Quad, Throwback Thursday
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April 26, 5:29 pm
Throwback Thursday: Old-school college dating scene doesn’t seem so old-school, after all
It’s spring, and, just like all the pollen that’s been driving me crazy, love is in the air. That is, at least if you consider people taking to Twitter to complain about dating culture “love being in the air.” Since I joined Twitter in 2014, I’ve seen people complain about how they want to go out on “real dates” and romanticize the pastoral and bygone era of old-school dating. Read more...