Monday, October 5

UC Regents committee approves five-year tuition increase plan despite protests

A University of California Regents committee voted 7-2 to approve a plan to increase tuition by up to 5 percent annually for the next five years depending on state funding, as hundreds of students rallied outside its meeting Wednesday and protested the plan. Read more...

Photo: More than 300 University of California students came to the UC Board of Regents meeting Wednesday at UC San Francisco to protest a plan that could raise tuition for each of the next five years. (Daniel Alcazar/Daily Bruin)






Pro-Israel students host alternative event to strengthen community

Pro-Israel students gathered Tuesday night to examine how they think divestment affects pro-Israel and Jewish students and discuss ways to promote and strengthen their communities. Read more...

Photo: Natalie Charney, a fourth-year global studies student, and Brian Hertz, a third-year molecular cell, development and biology student, address supporters of the Students First! campaign, which aims to strengthen the Jewish community on campus. (Emily Cao/Daily Bruin)


USAC passes divestment resolution with 8-2-2 vote

This post was updated on Nov. 20 at 5:22 p.m. The undergraduate student government voted 8-2-2 at its meeting Tuesday night to pass a resolution that calls for the University of California to divest from American companies that some say profit from human rights violations in the West Bank and Gaza Strip. Read more...

Photo: More than 250 students attended the USAC meeting Tuesday night to voice their opinions to council regarding the divestment resolution. (Joseph Chan/Daily Bruin)



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