Nneoma Kanu was not accepted the first time she applied to UCLA. She was a second-year accounting student at College of San Mateo, a community college in Northern California. Read more...
Photo: UCLA men’s soccer coach Jorge Salcedo was among many involved in a bribery scheme that helped students gain admission as student-athletes, according to federal court records released Tuesday. (Amy Dixon/Photo editor)
Students voiced concerns about funding and inclusivity to the University of California Regents at a meet-and-greet followed by a town hall discussion on UC budgeting. The Undergraduate Students Association Council external vice president’s office held the two events Tuesday at the UCLA Meyer and Renee Luskin Conference Center. Read more...
Photo: The Undergraduate Students Association Council external vice president’s office held a meet-and-greet with the regents and a town hall Tuesday. Aidan Arasasingham, a member of the USAC EVP office and second-year global studies student, planned both events hoping to initiate dialogue between students and UC Regents. (Liz Ketcham/Assistant Photo editor)
Senator and 2020 presidential candidate Bernie Sanders will speak at a union rally at UCLA next week. Sanders will speak at 12 p.m. March 20 at a rally for University Professional and Technical Employees-Communications Workers of America 9119. Read more...
Photo: Sen. Bernie Sanders will speak at a rally for UPTE-CWA 9119, a union representing University of California research and technical workers. The union is striking against privatization in the UC, according to a UPTE press release. (Creative Commons photo by AFGE)
Two University of California employee unions, representing about 39,000 employees, announced a systemwide strike Friday. University Professional and Technical Employees-Communications Workers of America 9119, which represents about 14,000 research and technical workers in the UC, issued a notice Friday that it will strike March 20. Read more...
Photo: University Professional and Technical Employees-Communications Workers of America 9119, which represents about 14,000 research and technical workers in the UC, issued notice Friday that they will strike on March 20. American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Local 3299, the UC’s largest employee union, also announced Friday it would join the strike in solidarity with UPTE-CWA 9119. (Liz Ketcham/Assistant Photo editor)
Students met with representatives from the UCLA administration and UCPD to discuss students’ concerns of increased surveillance on campus. Administrators, including Administrative Vice Chancellor Michael Beck and Assistant Vice Chancellor Mick Deluca, answered questions about UCLA Policy 133 at a Campus Safety Alliance meeting Thursday. Read more...
Photo: Administrators, including Administrative Vice Chancellor Michael Beck (pictured) answered questions about a new surveillance camera policy at a Campus Safety Alliance meeting Thursday. CSA is a student government organization which aims to increase student input on safety issues. (Ashley Kenney/Daily Bruin)
A former United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights said he thinks the UN needs to stand up to governments that allow racial injustice and inequality to exist at an event Friday. Read more...
Photo: Prince Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein of Jordan reflected on the future of racial justice and equality as the keynote speaker at the Critical Perspectives on Race and Human Rights conference Friday. (Amy Dixon/Photo editor)
The Undergraduate Students Association Council is the official student government representing the undergraduate student body at UCLA. Council meetings take place every Tuesday at 7 p.m. Read more...
