Tuesday, December 30

UC Regents disclose investments in weapons manufacturers amid calls to divest

This post was updated May 21 at 4:31 p.m. MERCED – UC investment officers answered questions Tuesday from the UC Board of Regents about the University’s investment portfolio. Read more...

Photo: Members of the UC Investments office disclosed information about the University’s holdings at a meeting of the Board of Regents Investments Committee. (Sam Mulick/Daily Bruin)


Half of state’s high school graduates qualified for UC, California State admission

About half California’s high school graduates qualified for admission to UC and California State University campuses in 2023, according to data from the state. According to the California Department of Education, 223,727 students – about 52.4% of all high school graduates – qualified for admission to UC or CSU campuses. Read more...

Photo: Pictured are prospective students and community members at Bruin Day in front of Royce Hall. (Renee Rubanowitz/Daily Bruin)


Students question UCLA’s return to in-person instruction after arrests, violence

This post was updated May 5 at 11:10 p.m. Days after the sweep of the now-dismantled Palestine solidarity encampment, undergraduate and law students question UCLA’s plan to keep most exams in person next week. Read more...

Photo: The UCLA School of Law is pictured. Law school final exams, with a few exceptions, have been proceeding as scheduled in spite of recent attacks and arrests in Dickson Plaza. (Daily Bruin file photo)


Republican lawmakers condemn campus antisemitism, demand UCLA’s Congress testimony

This post was updated May 1 at 3:11 a.m. Federal lawmakers summoned UCLA officials Tuesday to testify in front of a congressional committee to address their concerns about rising antisemitism on campus and the university’s handling of ongoing protests over the war in Gaza. Read more...

Photo: The United States Capitol is pictured. Federal lawmakers summoned UCLA officials Tuesday to testify in front of a congressional committee over concerns about rising campus antisemitism. (Myka Fromm/Photo editor)


Examining parallels to 1985 student calls for divestment from South Africa

This post was updated April 25 at 1:05 a.m. Student and faculty calls for divestment Thursday echoed the demands made against apartheid in South Africa in 1985, which led to divestment from the UC a year later. Read more...

Photo: Student and faculty calls for divestment from South Africa in 1985 hold similar demands to protests launched Thursday against Israel by students and supported by faculty. (Daily Bruin file photos. Photo illustration by Mia Tavares/Assistant Design director)



Opportunity for All advances in state legislature with new bill

This post was updated April 10 at 10:01 p.m. A new bill passed through the state assembly committee Tuesday could allow for the establishment of on-campus job opportunities for students without legal immigrant status in the UC. Read more...

Photo: Student activists and community members march up Janss Steps in November in support of Opportunity for All. Assembly Bill 2586 could allow for the establishment of on-campus job opportunities for UC students without legal immigrant status. (Brandon Morquecho/Photo editor)



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