This post was updated Nov. 30 at 3:15 p.m. Local business owners and residents said at a town hall Monday they support a proposal for a new Westwood council even though they are not included within its boundaries. Read more...
Photo: Westwood Forward, a coalition of students and business and home owners, hosted a second town hall meeting Monday to discuss plans for a new neighborhood council. (Ryan Leou/Daily Bruin senior staff)
A UCLA law professor received an award from the Middle East Studies Association for her advocacy work earlier this month. Asli Bâli received the 2017 Middle East Studies Association Presidential Award for her work challenging President Donald Trump’s travel ban earlier this year on individuals from several Muslim-majority countries. Read more...
Photo: Asli Bâli received the award for advocating against President Donald Trump’s travel ban earlier this year. (Daily Bruin file photo)
Students will be able to look up nutritional information for campus restaurants starting spring quarter through a menu available online and in print. Undergraduate student leaders are creating a menu that features healthy options at campus restaurants, such as those in Ackerman Union. Read more...
Photo: A menu that features nutritional information about food options on campus will be available for students online and in print starting spring quarter. (Farida Saleh/Daily Bruin)
A program that allows students to rent bikes from stations around UCLA and Westwood exceeded its projected memberships for the year within the first two months of launch. Read more...
Photo: The Bruin Bike Share program had 17 percent more memberships than projected and plans to merge with bike share systems in Santa Monica, West Hollywood and Beverly Hills. (Jacob Preal/Daily Bruin)
Graduate student leaders are lobbying against a federal tax bill they say would discourage students from pursuing doctoral degrees. A Republican bill passed by the House of Representatives last week treats graduate students’ waived tuition as taxable income, so graduate students will have to pay taxes on income they do not actually earn. Read more...
Photo: Graduate students may have to pay more taxes following the passage of a House Republican tax bill last week that includes tuition waivers as taxable income. Student leaders said they plan to lobby congressional officials against the Senate version of the bill. (Daily Bruin file photo)
Students unable to go home for Thanksgiving this year can enjoy a traditional holiday meal on campus. The Undergraduate Students Association Council’s Transfer Student Representative’s office and Academics On The Hill is hosting a Thanksgiving On The Hill program Wednesday through Saturday. Read more...
Photo: (Anh-Vy Pham/Daily Bruin contributor)
Johanna Apodaca could not afford to apply for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals status which would have allowed her to work and raise money to help her pay for college. Read more...
Photo: The Undergraduate Students Association Council’s General Representative 1 Nicole Corona Diaz helped launch the #UndocuBruins campaign to fundraise $10,000 to go toward grants for undocumented students. (Eda Gokcebay/Daily Bruin)
