Opinion
April 22, 2025 10:22 p.m.Beyond the Statute: Health care education, research demands systemic reform to promote equity
“Beyond the Statute” is a series created by Sierra Benayon-Abraham, an assistant Opinion editor and third-year public health student. In these columns, she will be exploring various public health policies, laws and experiences that different marginalized communities encounter, along with the truths behind them.
By Sierra Benayon-Abraham
Opinion
March 11, 2025 2:02 p.m.Beyond the Statute: Barriers to health care access for undocumented individuals must be demolished
This post was updated March 12 at 7:50 p.m.
Undocumented people living in the United States are denied their basic right to health care each and every day, with only a few states choosing to expand coverage to this community.
By Sierra Benayon-Abraham
Opinion
Jan. 16, 2025 12:03 p.m.Beyond the Statute: Homelessness must be addressed as a public health priority
This post was updated Jan. 16 at 8:32 p.m.
“Beyond the Statute” is a series created by Sierra Benayon-Abraham, an assistant Opinion editor and third-year public health student.
By Sierra Benayon-Abraham
Opinion
Nov. 12, 2024 11:44 p.m.Beyond the Statute: Dissecting barriers to equal, affordable health care for LGBTQ+ community
This post was updated Nov. 13 at 11:56 p.m.
“Beyond the Statute” is a series created by Sierra Benayon-Abraham, an assistant Opinion editor and third-year public health student.
By Sierra Benayon-Abraham
Opinion
Oct. 10, 2024 12:45 p.m.Beyond the Statute: From young to old, women have been actively denied access to adequate health care
“Beyond the Statute” is a series created by Sierra Benayon-Abraham, an assistant Opinion editor and third-year public health student. In these columns, she will be exploring various public health policies, laws and experiences that different marginalized communities encounter, along with the truths behind them.
By Sierra Benayon-Abraham
Opinion
Aug. 26, 2024 11:11 a.m.A Difference of Opinion Editors: Tried and true advice for maximizing UCLA’s 1st-year experience
Orientation is a time of transformation and self-discovery for many new students ahead of the start of their time on campus. As the next generation of Bruins prepares to take the stage, the Opinion editors, looking back on their own first years at UCLA, give their advice in the latest edition of “A Difference of Opinion Editors.”
Before You Begin as a Bruin: Find Your De-stressors
Russell Ahmed, assistant Opinion editor
Life at UCLA, for all of the right reasons, could not be more dissimilar to the reality of my central Ohio roots.
By Russell Ahmed, Tavian Williams, Sierra Benayon-Abraham, and Nicolas Greamo
Opinion
June 28, 2024 12:14 p.m.Beyond the Statute: Lack of health care for incarcerated people constitutes a public health crisis
This post was updated July 7 at 5:21 p.m.
“Beyond the Statute” is a series created by Sierra Benayon-Abraham, an assistant Opinion editor and third-year public health student.
By Sierra Benayon-Abraham
Opinion
Feb. 27, 2024 6:31 p.m.Opinion: Resisting antimicrobial resistance – We must act for antibiotics to remain helpful
This post was updated Feb. 27 at 7:43 p.m.
The rise of antibiotics is one of the greatest contradictions of our time.
Antimicrobials save millions of lives.
By Sierra Benayon-Abraham
Opinion
Jan. 30, 2024 11:32 p.m.Opinion: Student entrepreneurs can explore their passions while pursuing higher education
Being an entrepreneur is a state of mind – one that is becoming increasingly popular among undergraduate students.
Starting a business and pursuing higher education are often viewed as mutually exclusive events – two separate realities that cannot exist simultaneously.
By Sierra Benayon-Abraham
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