IN THE NEWS:
Opinion
Dec. 1, 2020 7:20 p.m.
(Emily Dembinski/Illustrations director)
Bruins are faced with everyday issues that extend past the immediate confines of their Westwood campus. Daily Bruin Opinion provides the latest commentary on California state and nationwide issues that go far “Beyond Bruin Walk.”
California has a crisis on its hands.
By Sabrina Huang
Opinion
Nov. 27, 2020 8:47 p.m.New Title IX regulations may not empower survivors of sexual assault, but UCLA should be doing more to make up for this shortcoming.
And they can start by taking notes from the campus’ sororities and fraternities.
By Karina Seth
Opinion
Nov. 25, 2020 5:20 p.m.Opinion: UC Berkeley eugenics fund demonstrates need for audit system within the UC
History has a way of coming back to bite when it’s least expected.
UC Berkeley learned that the hard way in 2018.
In October, UC Berkeley announced plans to repurpose its Genealogical Eugenic Institute Fund, a $2.4 million endowment dedicated to eugenics research originally gifted to the Board of Regents in 1975.
By Payton Kammerer
Opinion
Nov. 23, 2020 10:34 p.m.Opinion: Proposition 25’s failure gives legislators opportunity to reform cash bail system
In our criminal justice system, everyone is innocent until proven guilty – unless you’re poor.
The current cash bail system disproportionately burdens poor people who are forced to wait weeks, months, or in the case of then 16-year old Kalief Browder, years for their trial.
By Navdeep Bal
Editorials
Nov. 23, 2020 3:46 p.m.Editorial: Students must stay cautious over holidays to slow spread of COVID-19
Many Bruins are doing their part to curb the spread of COVID-19.
But to those who are not – consider changing your bad habits now.
Los Angeles County broke a record last week, and not a good one: the county recorded 5,031 new cases of COVID-19 in one day, the highest daily number the county has ever reported.
By Editorial Board
Opinion
Nov. 20, 2020 7:21 p.m.Opinion: Students must consider impact of their social media posts during the pandemic
It’s a familiar experience for many.
Sitting isolated in quarantine, you open social media, only to be met with the likes of Kim Kardashian escaping to a private island or TikTok stars flouting responsibility at bars.
By Rachel Durose
Opinion
Nov. 19, 2020 8:28 p.m.Opinion: UCLA needs a plan for COVID-19 vaccine distribution to protect student health
A return to campus may not be far for screen-fatigued Bruins.
Pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies like Pfizer and Moderna have recently announced promising results from their COVID-19 vaccine trials.
By Allison Oliva
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