President Donald Trump’s turbulent administration hit rock bottom following revelations that the federal government was separating families of asylum-seekers at the border. Among the list of offenses: caging children, coercing non-English speakers into signing esoteric forms and traumatizing minors seeking a place in this country. Read more...
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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August 13, 12:35 am
Editorial: Summer stats speak to inadequate and shortsighted California climate policy
Record-breaking temperatures have put a spotlight on the dangerous conditions California’s lackluster regulations fail to combat – and the heat is on for state policymakers. The Mendocino Complex fire and Carr fire are currently raging through Northern California, and the latter has already destroyed or damaged more than 1,000 structures and 100,000 acres of land. Read more...
Editorials, Opinion
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August 5, 10:53 pm
Editorial: UCLA’s disregard for its librarians shows once again its exploitation of workers
UCLA’s Powell Library and Charles E. Young Research Library turn 89 and 54 respectively this year. If only the jobs of the librarians working in those buildings had that kind of permanence. Read more...
Editorials, Opinion
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July 22, 11:11 pm
Editorial: Higher transfer admissions would benefit both UC, low-income students
The University of California has long been stuck between a rock and a hard place. It finally seems to have found a way to transfer out of that position, though. Read more...
Editorials, Opinion
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July 15, 10:26 pm
Editorial: BruinXperience app represents lazy, ineffective attempt to connect with students
UCLA’s approach to assessing campus climate seems to consist of little more than Venn diagrams and an iPhone X. The Office of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion’s research and development branch, BruinX, recently finished beta testing a mobile app aimed at better gauging campus climate. Read more...
Editorials, Opinion
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July 8, 10:52 pm
Editorial: California’s flawed ballot system complicates, hinders voting process
California has taken democracy to a new level: its ballot system not only turns residents into legislators, but it also forces them to do political gymnastics to ensure qualified candidates make it to general elections. Read more...
Editorials, Opinion
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July 1, 8:26 pm
Editorial: Student Title IX board should guide how UC reacts to harassment allegations
The dean of a top-10 law school. A University of California regent. And more than 130 faculty and employees. The University of California’s list of sexual predators is frighteningly extensive. Read more...