Tuesday, June 17

Student Researchers United merges with United Auto Workers Local 2865

Student Researchers United and United Auto Workers Local 2865, unions representing graduate student researchers and academic student employees, respectively, merged to become known solely as UAW Local 2865, it announced Monday. Read more...

Photo: Pictured is a United Auto Workers union strike. Student Researchers United and UAW Local 2865 announced via Twitter on Monday that they would merge to be known only as UAW Local 2865, representing a combined 36,000 graduate student employees at the UC. (Christine Kao/Daily Bruin staff)


Community discusses report on youth voter turnout for 2022 midterm elections

Following UCLA leading the University of California as the campus with the most students newly registered to vote leading up to the 2022 midterm elections, a Tufts University report has found young people across the nation are casting their ballots to ensure the voices of a new generation are heard. Read more...

Photo: People vote at ballot boxes. Students discussed youths’ recent trends of political participation following a Tufts University report that found a significantly high percentage of young people participated in the 2022 midterm elections. (Daily Bruin file photo)


Outreach is limited for newly mandated on-site medication abortion services

A recently implemented bill mandated that all University of California and California State University schools provide on-site medication abortion services by Jan. 1, 2023. However, most students are unaware of these services or how to access them, UCLA community members said. Read more...

Photo: The Title IX Office is located in Murphy Hall, pictured. Senate Bill 24 requires University of California and California State University campuses to offer medication abortion on-site, but there have been delays in implementation and outreach of services. (Daily Bruin file photo)


Gov. Gavin Newsom’s proposed budget may impact UC education quality

Following the announcement of Gov. Gavin Newsom’s proposed 2023-2024 budget in January, UCLA professors discussed its implications for the University of California. The governor of California releases their proposed budget for the next fiscal year in January with monetary allocations based on economic estimates and predictions, said Zev Yaroslavsky, director of the Luskin School of Public Affairs’ Los Angeles Initiative, in an emailed statement. Read more...



Budget proposal would include UCLA in transfer admission guarantee program

For three years in a row, Lewis Smith chose to persevere. Smith, a fourth-year political science transfer student, was rejected by UCLA for two years straight. Read more...

Photo: A laptop with the transfer admission guarantee webpage open is pictured. Gov. Gavin Newsom recently proposed in his California 2023-2024 budget that UCLA participate in the TAG program, which would guarantee transfers who meet certain GPA and credit requirements admission to UCLA. (Jeremy Chen/Assistant Photo editor)




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