Tuesday, July 14

In the news:

Liberal student organization campaigns for out-of-state candidates

Students in a grassroots political organization spent three hours calling voters in Virginia to support a local Democratic candidate at a phone banking event Friday. About 12 students in Bruins Elect met in a Westwood apartment to call residents in the Virginia House of Delegates’ 68th district to garner support for Dawn Adams, a candidate in Tuesday’s election. Read more...

Photo: Students in Bruins Elect met Friday to call residents in Virginia’s 68th House of Delegates district to garner support for a Democratic candidate running in the race. The group has held several phone banking sessions in the past for other candidates outside of California, including those in Georgia and Montana. (Daniel Leibowitz/Daily Bruin staff)


Students report issues with on-campus ride-share pickup zone times

Some students said they have had difficulties using Uber or Lyft in campus ride-hailing zones. Uber and Lyft users have had to go to designated zones on campus to request rides since the beginning of fall quarter. Read more...

Photo: Uber and Lyft users have had to go to designated zones on campus to request rides since the beginning of fall quarter. The zones, which are supposed to last only from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m., have been continuing beyond these hours for some students. (Daily Bruin file photo)


ASUCLA to renovate first floor of Ackerman Union, add more seating

Small sections of Ackerman Union’s first-floor dining room will be closed off while they undergo renovations over the next few months. Student Union Director Roy Champawat said Associated Students UCLA is remodeling the dining area’s flooring and seating and expects the renovations to be completed by early winter quarter. Read more...

Photo: Associated Students UCLA is renovating Ackerman Union’s first floor dining area to change the flooring and add new seating and tables. Work on the floor began on Wednesday and the renovations are expected to be completed in early winter quarter. (Farida Saleh/Daily Bruin)



New California law allows graduate student researchers to unionize

Graduate student researchers may decide to unionize because of a new law that classifies them as employees of the University of California. Gov. Jerry Brown signed Senate Bill 201 into law earlier this month, which gives GSRs the opportunity to collectively bargain labor issues, such as the pay they receive to conduct research. Read more...

Photo: (Daily Bruin file photo) Graduate students researchers may decide to unionize after Gov. Jerry Brown signed Senate Bill 201.



GSA adds free printing for grad students at Biomedical Library

Graduate students will be able to print documents for free at the Biomedical Library starting Monday. All graduate students will be able to print up to 250 pages per quarter for free, said Michael Skiles, president of the Graduate Students Association. Read more...

Photo: Graduate students will be able to print documents for free at the Biomedical Library as part of the Graduate Student Association’s South Campus Printing Initiative to provide a printing option closer to the southern part of campus starting Monday. (Daily Bruin file photo)



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