Opinion

Feb. 11, 2026 1:06 p.m.

Opinion: UCLA students, administration must stand up for human rights in Iran

A protest for Iran is pictured above. Columnist Copeland Williams argues UCLA must do more to support its Iranian students. (Andrew Ramiro Diaz/Photo editor)

Iran has been under a government-sanctioned internet outage since Jan. 8.
Reporters, companies and – worst of all – an estimated 92 million citizens have had little to no internet access and connection to the outside world.

By Copeland Williams

Opinion

Feb. 10, 2026 2:43 p.m.

Green in the Blue and Gold: UCLA must follow through on sustainability plans with accountability, transparency

UCLA’s sustainability history demonstrates bold promises but backpedaling when deadlines arrive.
The quiet abandonment of the 2016 Carbon Neutrality Plan, which claimed to achieve carbon neutrality by 2025, reveals UCLA’s lack of accountability and transparency surrounding policies on sustainability.

By Angelina Alkhouri

Opinion

Opinion: Valentine’s Day is about loving people, not loving purchases

Opinion

Feb. 8, 2026 5:36 p.m.

Op-ed: Frontline workers demand the UC live up to its mission through fair wages

We did not make this decision lightly.
40,000 patient care technicians, food service workers, custodians, hospital support teams, maintenance crews and other essential workers at the University of California went on strike late last year.

By Michael Avant

Opinion

Feb. 8, 2026 4:12 p.m.

UCLA must address Tramo-Epstein connection with accountability, transparency

This post was updated Feb. 10 at 3:54 p.m.
The Epstein files have made their way to UCLA.
Correspondence released by the Justice Department revealed Mark Tramo – a UCLA associate adjunct professor of neurology – sent personal and professional exchanges to Jeffrey Epstein up until 2019, when Epstein was indicted for child sex trafficking.

By Nick Levie

Opinion

Feb. 6, 2026 7:08 p.m.

Opinion: UCLA must maintain vaccine requirements amid updates in childhood vaccine schedule

This post was updated Feb. 6 at 7:13 p.m.
The United States Department of Health and Human Services has changed the childhood vaccine schedule. That does not mean that you should change yours.

By Lilly Leonhardt

Opinion

Feb. 4, 2026 7:23 p.m.

Opinion: UCLA fails to provide accessibility with lack of maintenance, communication

UCLA Parking Structure 2’s elevator has been out of service for at least two months, wrapped in a yellow barrier and marked by a small “Out of Service” sign.

By Ayla Knorr

Opinion

Feb. 2, 2026 2:09 p.m.

Opinion: No-takeout policy leads to unfair, inequitable outcomes, access

As I left Bruin Plate one evening last quarter, I heard a voice behind me urgently yell, “STOP!”
I turned around to a dining hall employee looking directly at me.

By Aaron Yu

Opinion

Feb. 1, 2026 2:34 p.m.

Opinion: UCLA’s AI policies must be consistent, include more regulations on faculty use

One energy drink down and you are in the midst of considering whether to use ChatGPT for a five-point assignment.
But you know your class bans artificial intelligence, so you sigh and keep on working.