Wednesday, September 30

Alex Padilla speaks at event about increasing voter participation in 2020 election

The California secretary of state said his office is working on increasing voter participation and enforcing voter security at a university event Thursday. Alex Padilla spoke at an event for the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute on Thursday about the upcoming 2020 elections. Read more...

Photo: Alex Padilla, the California secretary of state, spoke at an event for the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute on Thursday. He said his office is currently working on increasing voter participation and enforcing voter security. (Daanish Bhatti/Daily Bruin)



Federal judge finds Harvard admissions process constitutional

This post was updated Oct. 2 at 5:30 p.m. Harvard University did not discriminate against Asian American students in their admissions process, a federal judge ruled Tuesday. Read more...

Photo: Students for Fair Admission, a nonprofit representing a group of Asian American students rejected from Harvard, filed suit against the university in November 2014. A federal judge ruled Tuesday that Harvard did not discriminate against Asian American students in their admissions process. (Courtesy of Sackton)


UC submits brief in Supreme Court for lawsuit challenging removal of DACA

The University of California challenged the removal of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program in a brief filed in the Supreme Court of the United States on Friday. Read more...

Photo: The University of California filed a brief in the Supreme Court on Friday, challenging the removal of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. The Supreme Court is expected to review arguments on the program Nov. 12. (Amy Dixon/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Anderson report predicts no recession, but rising California unemployment

The UCLA Anderson Forecast predicted the national economy will slow, but not enter into a recession, according to an Anderson press release Wednesday. The forecast predicted the growth of the national economy will slow to 0.4% in the second half of 2020 and then rebound in 2021 to 2.21%. Read more...

Photo: The UCLA Anderson Forecast predicted the growth of the national economy will slow to 0.4% in the second half of 2020, but not enter into a recession, according to an Anderson press release Wednesday. (Daily Bruin file photo)



Parent arrested for paying $400K to get son admitted as UCLA men’s soccer recruit

This post was updated Sept. 17 at 1:20 p.m. Another parent involved in the nationwide college admissions scandal was arrested in Spain on Monday night. Spanish authorities arrested Xiaoning Sui of British Columbia, Canada, and charged her with one count of conspiracy to commit mail fraud and honest services mail fraud, according to federal court documents. Read more...

Photo: Former UCLA men’s soccer coach Jorge Salcedo resigned from his position in March after allegedly accepting bribes to admit students as recruited athletes despite having never played the sport competitively. (Liz Ketcham/Photo editor)



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