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May 11, 2026 6:07 p.m.
Opinion: Amid allegations of antisemitism, USAC’s censure of Israeli speaker is reckless
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Kerckhoff Hall is pictured. Opinion columnist Emilio Lois argues that USAC should not critique student organizations for using their freedom of expression. (Amelia Chief/Daily Bruin senior staff)

The Undergraduate Students Association Council recently reignited the fiery debate over free speech and antisemitism on college campuses.
At its April 14 meeting, USAC passed an open letter titled “Letter Condemning Event with Omer Shem Tov,” hours after Omer Shem Tov spoke at an event jointly hosted by Hillel at UCLA, the UCLA Younes and Soraya Nazarian Center for Israel Studies and UCLA’s chapter of Students Supporting Israel.

By Emilio Lois

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Opinion

May 10, 2026 6:09 p.m.
Opinion: Current gun violence safety, security is not enough for students at UCLA

On April 22, 2022, during my senior year of high school, a lone gunman shot more than two hundred rounds of ammunition into my school. My peers and I joined a survivors club none of us wanted to be a part of.

By Ingrid Gruber

Opinion

May 5, 2026 1:36 p.m.

Opinion: Students must illuminate religion to understand the world around us

A critic of President Trump has emerged. He denounces the United States war on Iran, not on a political or economic basis, but a theological one.

By Sawyer Kim

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