COUNTERPOINT: Bill is not enough to eradicate police brutality
Though a step in the right direction, bill is not enough to fully eradicate police brutality
POINT: Legislation spells real progress for police brutality reform
New legislation finally spells real progress for police brutality reform
COLUMN: Charter schools give parents more choice
A wave of discontent within the Los Angeles Unified School District has brought local policymakers together to augment existing infrastructure by increasing the number of the city’s charter schools. Just this month, LAUSD and other California school districts experienced a common sentiment of worry when their students’ low Common Core test results were released. Inevitably, plans […]
COLUMN: University must step in on custodial staff’s behalf
Earlier this month, custodial workers at USC took to Trousdale Parkway to protest for higher wages and healthcare benefits, as three months have passed since their labor contract ended and negotiations so far have fallen flat. The issue isn’t new. USC’s transition to a subcontractor for its custodial services nearly 20 years ago incited workers’ […]
COLUMN: Traditional networking ignores introverts
It’s sad, but true — if someone I know lands an impressive, sought-after internship, one of my first thoughts is, “Who do you know?” So much of today’s internship world is political, and success can often be determined by either being in the right place at the right time or simply “knowing someone.” However, a […]
Millennials must accept slow change
For all the criticism millennials receive, we are truly a generation of getting things done. Or so it seems on social media. Last weekend an incident of racial injustice against our Undergraduate Student Government President Rini Sampath got that ball rolling. It led to national media coverage, a blast email from the University entitled “Important […]
COUNTERPOINT: $100 million will not solve homelessness in LA
In a surprising and sweeping policy move, the Los Angeles City Council declared a state of emergency for the homeless in Los Angeles, promising to devote $100 million to finding tangible solutions to the alarmingly increasing homeless population. And while it’s easy to get swept up by the bold political promise, advocates for the homeless […]
POINT: LA’s bold new plan to support the homeless might actually work
Last Tuesday, Mayor Eric Garcetti announced a plan to introduce $100 million to remedy the growing homeless population in Los Angeles. Along with City Council members, Garcetti declared a “state of emergency” on the issue. Though many have questioned this new initiative, Garcetti’s plan targets the problem at its core, providing more affordable or free […]
COLUMN: Clinton plan should inspire new policies
Amid a prolonged effort to increase transparency for sexual assault on college campuses, Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton released a rough proposal to combat sexual assault last Monday in Iowa. The plan, which encourages implementing a sexual assault survivor network, increasing support, instituting procedures for treatment of the accused and enlarging existing programs, should inspire […]
COLUMN: Removing Roski blog erases student voices
In early September, a Tumblr account run collectively by Roski M.F.A. students since December 2012 was mysteriously and abruptly shut down. The blog followed the resignation from the incoming class of first year M.F.A. students from the Roski School of Fine Arts earlier this year. When the class resigned, the students published an open letter […]