In California, many public schools lack funding for their art programs. Fortunately for residents of the Golden State, there is hope: It’s called Proposition 28.
If enough Californians vote “yes” in this week’s election, Proposition 28 would allocate additional funding each year for arts programs at California public schools.

Five thousand, two hundred and forty-four dollars: the amount listed on my BruinBill for 14 meals a week, down the drain.
There’s chicken, beef, pork, lamb, you name it, but only one or two dishes that are labeled halal.

Becoming a physician isn’t easy. But beginning the process doesn’t have to be so hard.
Committing to the premedical path can be an overwhelming process for undergraduates – one that isn’t made any easier by UCLA’s lack of a pre-med, pre-health advising office.

America has spent this past year reckoning with its long history of racial inequality.
The country was supposed to be “a more perfect union,” yet it has been marred by abuses of power.

America was built on the foundation that all people are created equal.
The recent litany of hate crimes against Asian Americans challenges this ideal.
The Stop AAPI Hate reporting center reported nearly 3,800 instances of discrimination against Asian Americans in the past year.

This post was updated Feb. 28 at 5:02 p.m.
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