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Opinion
April 29, 2026 3:33 p.m.
On April 20, I attended a meeting with Stuart Gabriel, distinguished professor of the UCLA Anderson School of Management and chair of UCLA’s Initiative to Combat Antisemitism.
By Benjamin Kersten
Opinion
April 29, 2026 2:38 p.m.The Student Success Referendum proposes a $55 per quarter fee, seeking to maintain and expand methods of student support by funding certain student programs. The fee intends to increase UCLA’s ability to assist students.
By Dylan Choppin and Brett Larsen
Opinion
April 28, 2026 2:45 p.m.Op-ed: Californians must protect higher education funding with SB 895
This post was updated April 28 at 3:47 p.m.
I became a plaintiff in Thakur v. Trump because the federal government terminated my research grants and others, not because the work was failing, but because it addressed topics this administration wanted to silence.
By Aradhna Tripati
Opinion
April 28, 2026 12:21 p.m.Opinion: Amid normalization of dark humor, Bruins must choose empathy over entertainment
Countless internet creators have employed dark humor as a means to go viral.
Some have made posts joking about people being sent to war amid the United States’ military action in Iran.
By Janice Lee
Opinion
April 27, 2026 3:41 p.m.Op-ed: 2028 LA Olympics must prioritize sustainability to be truly golden
With April well under way, Los Angeles is in the midst of a season of dual significance.
Globally, April marks Earth Month. Here in LA, April also marks the first release of tickets for the upcoming 2028 Olympics.
By Amelie Le Prevost
Opinion
April 27, 2026 3:00 p.m.Opinion: ‘Vote for your future’: Students must vote in USAC elections to ensure diversity
UCLA students come from 107 different countries.
29% of UCLA’s undergraduate student body are first-generation college students. 35.1% of undergraduates are Asian and Pacific Islander. 22% are Hispanic and 6.5% are African American.
By Keira Perkin
Opinion
April 26, 2026 6:20 p.m.Opinion: UC Board of Regents must remove less-lethal munitions, abandon Assembly Bill 481
This post was updated April 28 at 7:34 p.m.
It was natural to find aspiring journalist and UCLA student Parker Hupf snapping photographs of the crowd from a freeway overpass during a June 2025 anti-Immigration and Customs Enforcement protest.
By Lilly Leonhardt
Opinion
April 21, 2026 11:53 a.m.Opinion: Provider-patient communication is key to giving women more healthcare autonomy
This post was updated April 28 at 7:18 p.m.
So-called health specialists have established their influence across social media recently.
The result is a health and wellness realm flooded with constant misinformation.
By Prisha Puntambekar
Opinion
April 20, 2026 8:27 p.m.Green in the Blue and Gold: Bruins, LA residents must view ecocide as a criminal act, work to spur change
This post was updated April 26 at 8:18 p.m.
“Green in the Blue and Gold” is a series created by Angelina Alkhouri, an Opinion columnist and a third-year human biology and society student.
By Angelina Alkhouri
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