Friday, February 27

LAUSD Board of Education candidates dispute platforms at UCLA forum

Candidates for the Los Angeles Unified School District Board of Education debated the role of charter schools, protections for undocumented students and the district’s budget at a UCLA forum Wednesday. Read more...

Photo: Los Angeles Unified School District Board of Education candidates Allison Polhill, Gregory Mantayan, Steve Zimmer and Nick Melvoin debated their positions on charter schools, undocumented students and budget issues at a panel Wednesday. (April Hoang/Daily Bruin senior staff)



Student learning assistant program at UCLA expands to more classes

Students can guide their peers through classes in a growing program called Learning Assistants at UCLA. Learning assistants are students who help other students learn alongside regular teaching assistants and professors. Read more...

Photo: The learning assistant program, which allows undergraduates to provide supplemental help alongside professors and TAs, has expanded from five to 11 professors this quarter. (Daily Bruin file photo)



Student leaders revisit last year’s SJR contract before USAC elections

This post was updated 11 p.m. on Feb. 16. Several campus groups signed a contract last year that threatened to financially penalize those who failed to support a referendum. Read more...

Photo: Several campus groups created a contract to support the Social Justice Referendum last year. SJR, which passed in the USAC elections, was sanctioned for exceeding campaign spending limits and campaigning while sanctioned. (Daily Bruin file photo)


Indus at UCLA to host first annual UC-Wide South Asian Conference

More than 100 South Asian students from University of California campuses will come to UCLA this weekend to discuss what it means to be South Asian. Read more...

Photo: South Asian University of California students will gather at UCLA over the weekend to discuss issues specific to their heritage and culture. (Habeba Mostafa/Daily Bruin)


Alumnus Meyer Luskin donates $5M to fund center for history, policy

UCLA received a $5 million donation Wednesday to establish a center to apply historical research to modern-day problems. Alumnus Meyer Luskin, one of the namesakes of the Luskin School of Public Affairs, stipulated his gift would fund the Luskin Center for History and Policy, which will have the mission of furthering the study of historical events and how that knowledge is useful in creating effective public policy. Read more...

Photo: Meyer Luskin donated $5 million to establish a new Center for History and Policy, which will apply historical research to modern-day problems. (UCLA Newsroom)



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