Over the course of reporting for “A Paper Trail”, several undocumented students shared their stories, recounting their journeys into the U.S., the hardships they’ve encountered and the activism they partake in to incite change. Read more...
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Crime, News
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November 10, 12:09 am
UCPD Officer Erik Rakowski goes from classroom to cruiser
Erik Rakowski gets fan letters for tickets he gives to people for infractions. “I get so many fan letters (for Rakowaski) … being grateful that Erik gave them a ticket,” said university police spokesperson Nancy Greenstein. Read more...
Photo: Erik Rakowski left his job teaching kindergarten through sixth grade to educate college students about crime prevention and now works with UCPD as a crime prevention officer. (Miriam Bribiesca/Daily Bruin senior staff)
News, Student Government, UC
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November 9, 7:49 pm
UCSA Students of Color Conference holds march at UC Berkeley
Students from nine University of California campuses marched to UC Berkeley’s chancellor's home Sunday to demand better wages and benefits for workers in the UC system. Read more...
Photo: Students from nine University of California campuses marched to UC Berkeley’s chancellor’s home Sunday to demand better wages and benefits for workers in the UC system. (UC Student Association)
Campus, News, UC
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November 9, 4:35 pm
Napolitano proposes plan to increase UC’s resident enrollment
The University of California is seeking to increase its in-state undergraduate enrollment by 10,000 over the next three years, according to a plan outlined by UC President Janet Napolitano. Read more...
Photo: UC President Janet Napolitano will be proposing a plan next week to increase undergraduate enrollment by 10,000 over the next three years, (Emaan Baqai/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Interactive Page, News
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November 9, 10:19 am
A Patchwork of Policy
“My family came here in pieces.” Valerie* sits at a table on the Kerckhoff patio, folding and refolding the napkin she had just used for lunch. Read more...
Photo: Jessica Colotl unwittingly became an activist for the undocumented student movement after she was arrested for a minor traffic violation in 2010, and immediately placed into deportation proceedings.
Interactive Page, News
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November 9, 8:24 am
A Paper Trail
Reporter Natalie Delgadillo, opinion columnist Ryan Nelson and photojournalist Angie Wang spent eleven months piecing together the full picture of what it means to be an undocumented student in the United States, from California, where policies are comparatively lenient, to Georgia, where students are subject to some of the harshest higher education policies in the country. Read more...
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November 9, 6:23 am
Fellowship aims to train women leaders for social justice movements
Participants and supporters of a new fellowship program that will train transgender and cisgender women to lead international social justice movements gathered Saturday at the UCLA Labor Center in downtown Los Angeles. Read more...
Photo: The Women Rising Fellows Program, a two-year leadership development training course, was launched Saturday at the UCLA Labor Center in downtown Los Angeles. (Courtesy of Rachel Torres)