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New Transportation Option for UCLA Students: Extension of the Metro’s D-Line

Posted by Aiden Rubel
|Date: January 11, 2023
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New Transportation Option for UCLA Students: Extension of the Metro’s D-Line

By Aidan Rubel LOS ANGELES — UCLA is situated in a city notorious for its terrible public transportation ...

By Aidan Rubel LOS ANGELES — UCLA is situated in a city notorious for its terrible public transportation system. With Los Angeles being a very sprawling city, its bad traffic and lack of an elaborate ...

January 11, 2023
| by Aiden Rubel

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Increase in Humanities Majors at UC Berkeley Opens Conversation for the Value of a Humanities Education

Posted by Ellie Yun
|Date: January 10, 2023
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Increase in Humanities Majors at UC Berkeley Opens Conversation for the Value of a Humanities Education

By Ellie Yun LOS ANGELES — After decades of decline in humanities divisions across college campuses, the ...

By Ellie Yun LOS ANGELES — After decades of decline in humanities divisions across college campuses, the University of California, Berkeley has reported a resurgence of students declaring majors in th ...

January 10, 2023
| by Ellie Yun

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Student Opinion: Effects of Climate Change on Studying Abroad

Posted by Julia Bohan
|Date: January 10, 2023
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Student Opinion: Effects of Climate Change on Studying Abroad

Photo via Tour Eiffel By Julia Bohan PARIS —While I made many memories during my study abroad trip, I wi ...

Photo via Tour Eiffel By Julia Bohan PARIS —While I made many memories during my study abroad trip, I will never forget the record-breaking heatwave that hit most of Europe. This past July, I had th ...

January 10, 2023
| by Julia Bohan

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World in an Unstable State with Unfulfilled Pledges Leading to Climate Crisis

Posted by Ellie Yun
|Date: January 09, 2023
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World in an Unstable State with Unfulfilled Pledges Leading to Climate Crisis

By Ellie Yun LOS ANGELES — In the 2022 Emissions Gap Report, released October 27, the United Natio ...

By Ellie Yun LOS ANGELES — In the 2022 Emissions Gap Report, released October 27, the United Nations (UN) reported that current climate pledges are “falling far short of” where they need to be ...

January 09, 2023
| by Ellie Yun

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Kanye West and Kyrie Irving Face Backlash Following Antisemitic Statements

Posted by Aiden Rubel
|Date: November 17, 2022
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Kanye West and Kyrie Irving Face Backlash Following Antisemitic Statements

By Aidan Rubel LOS ANGELES — Mutterings about Kanye West’s antisemitism have been commonplace in the ente ...

By Aidan Rubel LOS ANGELES — Mutterings about Kanye West’s antisemitism have been commonplace in the entertainment industry for years, but only recently did they enter the limelight. On Oct. 7 ...

November 17, 2022
| by Aiden Rubel

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Leaked Audio of Racist Remarks by L.A. City Councilmembers Sparks International Outrage and Lack of Trust in Los Angeles Political System

Posted by Ellie Yun
|Date: November 07, 2022
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Leaked Audio of Racist Remarks by L.A. City Councilmembers Sparks International Outrage and Lack of Trust in Los Angeles Political System

By Ellie Yun LOS ANGELES — In an anonymously leaked recording of a conversation from behind closed ...

By Ellie Yun LOS ANGELES — In an anonymously leaked recording of a conversation from behind closed doors, three Los Angeles city councilmembers were caught making vulgar and offensive remarks w ...

November 07, 2022
| by Ellie Yun

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UCLA’s Overcrowded Gyms Pose Problem for Students

Posted by Aiden Rubel
|Date: November 07, 2022
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UCLA’s Overcrowded Gyms Pose Problem for Students

By Aidan Rubel LOS ANGELES — Anyone who’s been to either of UCLA’s gyms can tell you how overburdened the ...

By Aidan Rubel LOS ANGELES — Anyone who’s been to either of UCLA’s gyms can tell you how overburdened their facilities are, with weight racks completely empty, and lines for the squat racks and bench ...

November 07, 2022
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Reversal of Student Loan Relief Guidelines and the Need for Change within the Financial Aid System

Posted by Ellie Yun
|Date: October 23, 2022
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Reversal of Student Loan Relief Guidelines and the Need for Change within the Financial Aid System

Evan Vuccia/AP via NPR By Ellie Yun LOS ANGELES — As of Sept. 29, 2022, a reversal in who qualifi ...

Evan Vuccia/AP via NPR By Ellie Yun LOS ANGELES — As of Sept. 29, 2022, a reversal in who qualifies for President Joe Biden’s student debt relief plan will precipitate the exclusion of as many ...

October 23, 2022
| by Ellie Yun

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Student Opinion: Testing for Covid-19 in Wastewater May Have Impacts Beyond the Pandemic

Posted by Emmett Chan
|Date: October 04, 2022
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Student Opinion: Testing for Covid-19 in Wastewater May Have Impacts Beyond the Pandemic

By Emmett Chan The covid-19 pandemic has brought on a number of unexpected developments, but the m ...

By Emmett Chan The covid-19 pandemic has brought on a number of unexpected developments, but the most surprising among them may be the emergence of testing wastewater for diseases. While ...

October 04, 2022
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Student Opinion: Banning Books on Race and Sexuality Is Counterproductive

Posted by Michelle Lin
|Date: October 04, 2022
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Student Opinion: Banning Books on Race and Sexuality Is Counterproductive

By Michelle Lin LOS ANGELES — From September 18, 2022, to September 24, 2022, certain libraries, s ...

By Michelle Lin LOS ANGELES — From September 18, 2022, to September 24, 2022, certain libraries, schools and book stores celebrated Banned Books Week, which brings attention to censored books. ...

October 04, 2022
| by Michelle Lin

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No Place for Hate Bills Addressing Anti-AAPI Harassment in Public Spaces Are Signed Into Law As A Valuable Effort to Redress Historic Wrongs

Posted by Ellie Yun
|Date: October 03, 2022
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No Place for Hate Bills Addressing Anti-AAPI Harassment in Public Spaces Are Signed Into Law As A Valuable Effort to Redress Historic Wrongs

By Ellie Yun LOS ANGELES — A pair of bills addressing incidents of anti-Asian harassment, includin ...

By Ellie Yun LOS ANGELES — A pair of bills addressing incidents of anti-Asian harassment, including inappropriate gestures or violent verbal hate speech that occur on public transit and in busi ...

October 03, 2022
| by Ellie Yun

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LA Metro Conditions Need to Be Fixed to Move Forward

Posted by Bita Behpoor
|Date: October 03, 2022
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LA Metro Conditions Need to Be Fixed to Move Forward

By Bita Behpoor LOS ANGELES - With new Metro projects underway and the pandemic winding down, the ...

By Bita Behpoor LOS ANGELES - With new Metro projects underway and the pandemic winding down, the future looks bright for Los Angeles’s public transit system. Some predictions indicate that it ...

October 03, 2022
| by Bita Behpoor

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Student Opinion: California Should Transition to Zero-Emission Vehicles, but Its Recent Gas-Powered Car Ban Is Unrealistic

Posted by Emmett Chan
|Date: September 20, 2022
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Student Opinion: California Should Transition to Zero-Emission Vehicles, but Its Recent Gas-Powered Car Ban Is Unrealistic

By Emmett Chan SACRAMENTO, CA — The California Air Resources Board (CARB) announced on Aug. 25 its ...

By Emmett Chan SACRAMENTO, CA — The California Air Resources Board (CARB) announced on Aug. 25 its ban on new sales of gasoline cars and light trucks by 2035, an ambitious measure stemming from ...

September 20, 2022
| by Emmett Chan

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Student Opinion: Business Lawyers Can Have Social Impact, but They Need to Step Up

Posted by Emmett Chan
|Date: September 05, 2022
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Student Opinion: Business Lawyers Can Have Social Impact, but They Need to Step Up

By Emmett Chan LOS ANGELES — Many who aspire toward a career in the legal field are motivated by a desire ...

By Emmett Chan LOS ANGELES — Many who aspire toward a career in the legal field are motivated by a desire to promote significant change that often advances ideals such as equity and human rights. Typi ...

September 05, 2022
| by Emmett Chan

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Student Opinion: We Need to Respect Educators Monetarily

Posted by Michelle Lin
|Date: September 04, 2022
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Student Opinion: We Need to Respect Educators Monetarily

By Michelle Lin LOS ANGELES — National teacher shortages have occurred since the Great Recession and the ...

By Michelle Lin LOS ANGELES — National teacher shortages have occurred since the Great Recession and the pandemic has only worsened teacher-student conditions. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona ar ...

September 04, 2022
| by Michelle Lin

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Finnish Prime Minister Dancing Video Backlash: What Does This Mean for College Students?

Posted by Julia Bohan
|Date: September 02, 2022
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Finnish Prime Minister Dancing Video Backlash: What Does This Mean for College Students?

By Julia Bohan LOS ANGELES — Earlier this month, videos were leaked of Finnish Prime Minister, 36-year-ol ...

By Julia Bohan LOS ANGELES — Earlier this month, videos were leaked of Finnish Prime Minister, 36-year-old Sanna Marin, partying with friends, calling into question her stability and ability to lead e ...

September 02, 2022
| by Julia Bohan

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Student Opinion: The State of Global Trademarks in Russia Is an Important Lesson

Posted by Emmett Chan
|Date: August 31, 2022
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Student Opinion: The State of Global Trademarks in Russia Is an Important Lesson

By Emmett Chan LOS ANGELES — One way in which Russia has been retaliating against countries who oppose it ...

By Emmett Chan LOS ANGELES — One way in which Russia has been retaliating against countries who oppose its invasion of Ukraine is through something seemingly unimportant in the face of a momentous war ...

August 31, 2022
| by Emmett Chan

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Student Opinion: Should Money or Writers Speak?

Posted by Michelle Lin
|Date: August 31, 2022
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Student Opinion: Should Money or Writers Speak?

PC: Penguin Classics By Michelle Lin LOS ANGELES — The proposed merger of Simon and Schuster and Random P ...

PC: Penguin Classics By Michelle Lin LOS ANGELES — The proposed merger of Simon and Schuster and Random Penguin House, two of the largest publishing houses in the United States, is receiving backlash ...

August 31, 2022
| by Michelle Lin

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Student Opinion: Interpreting the So-Called Californian Exodus

Posted by Michelle Lin
|Date: August 22, 2022
| (1) Comment

Student Opinion: Interpreting the So-Called Californian Exodus

By Michelle Lin LOS ANGELES — The existence of a “Californian Exodus” was debated before the pande ...

By Michelle Lin LOS ANGELES — The existence of a “Californian Exodus” was debated before the pandemic, but COVID-19 has exacerbated the issues that cause people to leave. College student’s choi ...

August 22, 2022
| by Michelle Lin

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Student Opinion: For Now, the Cost of Brittney Griner’s Release Is Too High

Posted by Emmett Chan
|Date: August 20, 2022
| (4) Comments

Student Opinion: For Now, the Cost of Brittney Griner’s Release Is Too High

By Emmett Chan MOSCOW — WNBA Phoenix Mercury star Brittney Griner was recently caught in the middle of a ...

By Emmett Chan MOSCOW — WNBA Phoenix Mercury star Brittney Griner was recently caught in the middle of a tragic and complicated situation fraught with political tension and impossible decisions, as sh ...

August 20, 2022
| by Emmett Chan

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