This post was updated Feb. 3 at 12:50 a.m. The UCPD and UCLA Behavioral Intervention Team are investigating a former philosophy postdoctoral researcher following his recent threats against students and faculty in the UCLA Department of Philosophy, including mention of a mass shooting. Read more...
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January 31, 6:50 pm
Bruins petition for refunds on tuition after remote start to winter quarter
Some UCLA students are calling on the university to partially refund tuition and fees because of the university’s switch to online learning at the beginning of winter quarter. Read more...
Photo: With the beginning of the quarter starting online, some UCLA students are pushing for partial refunds on tuition and fees. (Joseph Jimenez/Daily Bruin)
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January 31, 4:51 pm
UCLA community members stage sit-in to demand hybrid learning options
This post was updated Feb. 1 at 6:17 p.m. Dozens of UCLA students and community members staged a sit-in protest on Monday in front of Chancellor Gene Block’s office in Murphy Hall. Read more...
Photo: Students and other members of the UCLA community staged an indefinite sit-in protest Monday in Murphy Hall, demanding a meeting with administrators regarding remote learning options as UCLA returns to in-person learning. (Justin Jung/Daily Bruin senior staff)
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January 31, 12:56 pm
USAC recap – Jan. 25
The Undergraduate Students Association Council voted Wednesday to place the Education, Access, and Retention NOW! referendum, a measure to charge undergraduate students $5 a quarter for spaces and resources for Black students and transfer students on the USAC elections ballot, pending approval by Chancellor Gene Block and the University of California Office of the President. Read more...
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January 31, 1:02 am
Mother Organizations coalition members call for firing of CPO leadership
Students and community members called for the firing of the Community Programs Office’s director and associate director in a virtual town hall Thursday evening. The Mother Organizations coalition, a coalition made up of UCLA student organizations including the Afrikan Student Union, the American Indian Student Association, the Asian Pacific Coalition and MEChA de UCLA, organized a Zoom town hall meeting to discuss claims that the CPO fosters a hostile workplace and refuses to be transparent with student funds. Read more...
Photo: The Community Programs Office is currently housed in the Student Activities Center. CPO faces allegations of creating hostile work environments from student groups that are part of the Mother Organizations Coalition. (Finn Chitwood/Daily Bruin)
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January 27, 1:14 pm
UCLA students voice concerns about conditions in university isolation housing
This post was updated Jan. 31 at 1:14 a.m. Many students are raising concerns over the conditions in university isolation housing for students who test positive for COVID-19. Read more...
Photo: Some students who have tested positive for COVID-19 have expressed frustration over the living conditions in UCLA isolation housing. (Christine Kao/Daily Bruin staff)
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January 27, 12:42 pm
Disabled Student Union calls for physical space on campus to build community
The Disabled Student Union is calling on UCLA to create a Disability Cultural Center that would provide a physical space on campus for students with disabilities to find community and to honor alumna Lily Shaw. Read more...
Photo: The Disabled Student Union is working to create a Disability Cultural Center on campus and has identified a space in Kerckhoff Hall that could potentially house the center. (Ashley Kenney/Photo editor)