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Jan. 21, 2026 4:38 p.m.
Opinion: UCLA must be transparent about safety measures, promote active shooter protocols

A crowded lecture hall is pictured above. Columnist Lily Rubalcava argues that UCLA must make its active shooter protocols more widely known. (Daily Bruin file photo)

The last thing university students should be thinking about during finals week is gun violence.
But in December 2025, a gunman killed two people and injured nine after opening fire at Brown University.

By Lily Rubalcava

Opinion

Jan. 21, 2026 3:45 p.m.
Opinion: UCLA must require media literacy as a general education class

UCLA claims its purpose is the “creation, dissemination, preservation and application of knowledge.”
Yet today’s students are consuming more information than any generation before them, without ever being formally taught how to evaluate it.

By Antonia Pinnar

Opinion

Jan. 19, 2026 11:32 a.m.

Op-ed: Personal stories change the way we understand the world. It’s our duty to listen.

I have always believed that personal stories can change how people understand the world.
A story fills in the parts that statistics are not able to.

By Daniella Abbott

Opinion

Jan. 12, 2026 3:46 p.m.

Opinion: Out-of-state students lack the same resources as their in-state counterparts

This post was updated Jan. 21 at 8:10 p.m.
No matter where home is, leaving it is hard.
But UCLA’s out-of-state students face an added challenge.

By Ingrid Gruber

Opinion

Jan. 11, 2026 8:13 p.m.

Op-ed: One-year anniversary of LA fires emphasizes cruciality of research

This post was updated Jan. 21 at 7:56 p.m.
As last year’s Los Angeles wildfires swept through neighborhoods, they left a trail of heartbreaking loss and destruction.

By Julio Frenk

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