In today’s edition of the Daily Bruin you can read wonderful interviews with Professors at UCLA who were a part of the 1970s and 1980s struggle against apartheid in South Africa. Apartheid is the term coined by whites in that country to refer to a political system in which whites systematically dominated the native black population – using a…
The Student Wellness Commission (SWC) of USAC put on a campaign, 7000 in Solidarity, this week to promote awareness of rape culture. By informing students of the common and frequent occurrences of sexual assault on campus as well as the culture that surrounds it, the SWC hopes to create a safer environment at UCLA for each…
LAX, California, USA. January 3rd, 2013. I was returning to UCLA after spending my winter break in Dubai with my family. “Passengers, please prepare for landing,” announced the air hostess over the speakers. As everyone around me began to check themselves in the mirror to make sure they still look mildly presentable to whoever was…
Nearly every day for four years, I walked the halls of Kerckhoff to the Al-Talib office to meet my brothers and sisters. Before class, after class, and sometimes when I should have been in class, the pattern repeated. Countless days and nights were spent in conversation, discussion, debate, frustration, laughter, study and prayer. I can’t…
On Nov. 18, the UCLA Burkle Center for International Relations and the UCLA School of Law International and Human Rights Law Program hosted Professor Jytte Klausen in a talk titled “Jihadism in the West and the Predicament of Domestic Counter-Terrorism.” With about 60 attendees, the event took place at the UCLA Law School, where Klausen…
On Nov. 7, Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) held a “The Time is NOW: A Moral Case for Divestment” panel that brought out the week’s biggest audience. The event began with a clip by Tim Ngubeni, the founder of the divestment campaign on South Africa at UCLA in the 1970s. It is no secret…
Growing up in Los Angeles, I had only met a few Muslims but I never imagined that I would be living with one. As a freshman in college, I was very excited to dorm and meet new people, but it was a little frightening not knowing my roommates and most importantly, not knowing if we…
[dropcap]H[/dropcap]alloween is supposed to be disturbing: Dark gloomy ghosts and theme park horror nights. Shrill screams along with really bad parties and poorly made costumes, but are those the only things that make you cringe? For many Halloween is a time where red-lines, if there are any, are disregarded. Political correctness is never a factor. The…
Drinking alcohol is a pretty bad idea. Even in ‘moderate’ quantities, it’s a known biocide and carcinogen. There are some health benefits, but you can find the very same benefits in grape juice and coffee. Factor in alcohol’s destructive social cost, and you’d be hard pressed to justify its consumption. Well, people drink it anyway.…
On Oct. 25, the UCLA chapter of Young Americans for Liberty held a bake sale on Bruin Walk that was a satirical and critical stance on the policy of affirmative action in admission decisions. The premise of the bake sale was to equate prices for Diddy Riese cookies to the apparent benefit that affirmative action…