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Feb. 22, 2021 2:41 p.m.Editorial: True Bruin Values must be upheld in the face of Christian Secor’s hateful rhetoric
A UCLA student made national news this week for his involvement in the insurrection at the United States Capitol on Jan. 6.
To many Bruins, Christian Secor’s involvement in the insurrection – and subsequent arrest by the FBI at his Costa Mesa home Tuesday – was no surprise.
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Feb. 18, 2021 5:15 p.m.Editorial: Environmental sustainability efforts should be supported, acknowledged
During times like these, it can be hard to keep up with looming existential crises.
Still, the threats don’t stop being existential.
Just a few months ago, wildfires left behind trails of destruction all throughout California.
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Feb. 15, 2021 5:40 p.m.Editorial: More accessible USAC election offers opportunity for more students to run, vote
Talk is cheap.
And there’s nothing new about students complaining about the Undergraduate Students Association Council.
While it isn’t often that students have the chance to take action on their criticisms, the upcoming spring USAC election offers just that.
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Feb. 9, 2021 3:36 p.m.Editorial: Burmese students will need continued support in light of Myanmar crisis
Overnight, democracy was toppled.
On Feb. 1, democratically elected members of Myanmar’s ruling party were deposed by the country’s military, which seized control of the nation and declared a yearlong state of emergency.
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Feb. 4, 2021 2:16 p.m.Editorial: UCLA’s self-praise for applicant demographics obscures focus on admissions
This post was updated Feb. 11 at 5:43 p.m. to reflect clarified statistics about racial demographics at UCLA during 2018 and 2020.
They’ll never let you hear the end of it.
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Feb. 1, 2021 1:47 p.m.Editorial: UC Regents should endorse doubling Pell Grant to give students necessary support
The fight for affordable education has long been an uphill battle that students have traditionally waged.
And the recent campaign by the UC Student Association to increase Pell Grants is no exception.
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Jan. 28, 2021 9:43 a.m.Editorial: New stop sign shows value of community contributions to local government
It started with a text.
In a familiar story to most Westwood residents, two student pedestrians were nearly hit by a car at the intersection of Kelton Avenue and Ophir Drive.
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Jan. 21, 2021 10:21 p.m.Editorial: After MLK Day message, UCLA needs to deliver on promises of Black Resource Center
“The time is always ripe to do right,” Chancellor Gene Block quoted in his Martin Luther King Jr. Day email statement to students.
Yet, ongoing delays of the promised Black Resource Center on campus serve to seriously undermine the credibility of Block’s message.
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Jan. 14, 2021 3:26 p.m.Editorial: CAE director selection displays disregard for student input in hiring process
Student input shouldn’t just be a badge of inclusion – it should actually mean something.
In November, Norma Kehdi was hired as director of the Center for Accessible Education after previously being the center’s associate director of counseling services.
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Jan. 11, 2021 3:43 p.m.Editorial: Political engagement and elections make a difference in democracy
Days after a violent siege of the nation’s capital and years after dangerous rhetoric from the commander-in-chief, members of Congress are beginning the process to impeach President Donald Trump for the second time in less than two years.
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