Nicole Nordstrom heard faint protests from her bedroom window when she was getting ready to go to class at the University of Cape Town in October. Read more...
Photo: Demonstrators gathered at the University of Cape Town in October to protest tuition increases and the disproportionately low number of black students in higher education. (Courtesy photo of Nicole Nordstrom)
This post was updated Feb. 17 at 3:50 p.m. A team of UCLA professors launched a website last week to support international students affected by President Donald Trump’s travel ban. Read more...
Volunteers throughout California are heeding a call by UCLA researchers to map California’s biodiversity and preserve the state’s environmental history. The project, CALeDNA, aims to assess Californian biodiversity across numerous habitats using soil samples collected by citizen scientists. Read more...
Photo: Volunteers have gathered more than 400 soil samples for CALeDNA, a new program that aims to use DNA sequencing to map the distribution of species across California. (Courtesy of Emily Curd)
Two candidates are running against incumbent Councilmember Paul Koretz for the City Council District 5 seat. The city council election will take place on March 7. Read more...
Photo: Mark Herd, left, has supported Measure S as an effort to fight developer corruption in City Hall. Jesse Creed, right, has pledged to not take any campaign donations from developers. (Courtesy of Mark Herd and Jesse Creed)
The state legislature’s policy advising agency assessed the University of California’s 2016 to 2017 spending plan in a report published Thursday. The Legislative Analyst’s Office evaluated important UC budget components, such as compensation and resident and nonresident enrollment. Read more...
A state legislator introduced a bill Feb. 9 that would freeze tuition at public universities and colleges in California. Sharon Quirk-Silva, a Democratic assemblymember from Orange County, proposed the Student Protection Act, which would leave tuition and school fees at the amount charged on Dec. Read more...
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)
