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Opinion
Oct. 15, 2026 1:42 p.m.
Sproul Hall is pictured. Columnist Ruby Galbraith argues that UCLA must do more to provide safe places for students amid extreme heat crises. (Crystal Tompkins/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Jade Fraser woke up every two hours from the heat last week.
“I can’t sleep,” said Fraser, a first-year human biology and society student who lives in Dykstra Hall, which doesn’t have air conditioning.
By Ruby Galbraith
Opinion
Oct. 13, 2026 7:11 p.m.This post was updated Oct. 13 at 7:14 p.m.
When Jane Doe filed a lawsuit against Cornell University and other defendants – alleging university negligence after she reported being gang raped by multiple Chi Phi fraternity members – news of the suit flooded headlines and sparked conversations nationwide.
By Editorial Board
Opinion
Oct. 12, 2026 12:02 p.m.UCLA can’t stay silent about whistleblower complaints against Mary Osako
This post was updated Oct. 14 at 8:14 p.m.
The UCLA Student Conduct Code identifies accountability as a core Bruin value. But UCLA’s administration has remained silent on an accountability issue of its own.
By Editorial Board
Opinion
Oct. 11, 2026 3:30 p.m.Diet culture is targeting college women. Staying silent is no longer an option.
Editor’s note: The following article contains discussions of eating disorders, which may be upsetting to some readers.
Eating has long been appended with an asterisk for me.
By Nora Gallagher
Opinion
Oct. 7, 2026 2:01 p.m.Central American Studies is for everyone. UCLA needs to expand the course catalog
My family is from the smallest country in Central America, El Salvador. It is often referred to as “el pulgarcito,” or the little thumb.
My mom prioritized teaching and maintaining my Spanish so I could connect with my Salvadoran family.
By Nury Salazar-Ibanez
Opinion
Oct. 6, 2026 9:23 p.m.The Cornell case is a wake-up call for UCLA to reform sexual violence prevention
This post was updated Oct. 9 at 12:42 a.m.
Danica Jauregui, a student member of Survivors + Allies at UCLA, expects to be met with laughter when she presents about consent to fraternities.
By Lilly Leonhardt
Opinion
Oct. 6, 2026 11:40 a.m.UCLA’s digital humanities major must counter AI bias, shape technology responsibly
When I read Anna Gu’s recent piece on UCLA’s new digital humanities major, I was struck by something the curriculum must emphasize.
This major is intended to prepare students to shape technology responsibly.
By Lavanya Sathyamurthy
Opinion
Oct. 5, 2026 10:05 p.m.Students are free to grieve beloved icons. We should let them
This post was updated Oct. 11 at 7:42 p.m.
Can you mourn someone you never met?
With the recent deaths of many notable public figures, including Dolly Parton, Tim Curry, Gloria Steinem, Glen Hansard, Bob Mackie and others, discourse surrounding this question has increased online.
By Caitlin Brockenbrow
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