Wednesday, April 29

Leaked emails reveal hidden sources of Bruins United campaign funds

Dozens of emails show that several members of the Bruins United slate have quietly solicited money from pro-Israel donors for at least the past two undergraduate student government elections, despite concerns about external influences having an unacknowledged voice in council decisions. Read more...

Photo: Several leaked emails to the Daily Bruin showed Bruins United candidates, including current USAC President Avinoam Baral, soliciting donations from pro-Israel donors. (Joseph Chan/Daily Bruin)




UCLA Local Hack Day offers programming experience for students

Bent over the glow of her laptop screen, Alyza Malunao worked to create a personal stylist app for iOS before the clock wound down on the 12-hour hacking event hosted at UCLA. Read more...

Photo: Samir Ghosh, a cognitive science student at USC, works with Wenlong Xiong, a UCLA computer science and engineering student, on a project at Saturday’s hackathon. (Alyssa Dorn/Daily Bruin)


Bruins on the Street: Tuition hike

Two weeks ago, a University of California Regents committee voted to approve a tuition hike for the next five years depending on state funding. Daily Bruin Video asked a few students their thoughts on the recent tuition hike proposal and the California Senate Democrats’ alternative proposal to raise nonresident tuition by 17 percent and cut funding for the Middle Class Scholarship. Read more...

Photo: (Kai George/Daily Bruin)





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