A recent city council plan to spend $100 million to alleviate homelessness in Los Angeles sparked criticism from several UCLA experts who don’t think the funding can provide a permanent solution. Read more...
News, Westwood
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October 1, 2:07 am
UCLA faculty call LA homelessness plan a start, not permanent solution
News, UC
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October 1, 1:53 am
Conference re-evaluates California Master Plan for Higher Education
Representatives from California college systems met Saturday to discuss issues surrounding the rising costs of attending higher education institutions in California. Attendees reviewed the California Master Plan for Higher Education and reinitiated a conversation about the issues associated with higher education since the 1960s, said Iman Sylvain, external affairs vice president of the UC Berkeley Graduate Assembly. Read more...
Campus, News, Student Government
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September 30, 4:56 pm
USAC recap – Sept. 29
The Undergraduate Students Association Council is the official student government representing the undergraduate student body at UCLA. Council meetings take place every week on Tuesday at 7 p.m. Read more...
Crime, News
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September 30, 12:06 pm
UCPD looking for suspect in Sepulveda Boulevard burglary
University police are searching for a man who attempted to force his way into a UCLA student’s university apartment on Sepulveda Boulevard Tuesday night. The man knocked at the students’ apartment at 3191 Sepulveda Blvd. Read more...
News, Video
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September 30, 8:54 am
Santa Monica Pier deputy director reflects on carousel’s history
Tourists and visitors alike ride and pass by Santa Monica Pier’s carousel, a local attraction with a rich history. Watch as Jim Harris, deputy director of the Santa Monica Pier and pier historian, recounts the famous ride’s past including Charles Looff who introduced the first carousel. Read more...
Photo: (Matthew Fernandez/Daily Bruin)
Crime, News, UC
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September 30, 7:59 am
UC denies allegations in students’ sexual assault lawsuit
The University of California Board of Regents issued a response Monday denying allegations that officials inadequately responded to two UCLA graduate students’ sexual assault complaints. Nefertiti Takla and Kristen Glasgow, both graduate students in history, alleged in a federal lawsuit in June that UCLA officials discouraged them from filing a formal report after they reported history professor Gabriel Piterberg sexually assaulted them. Read more...
Photo: (Daily Bruin file photo)
News, Student Government
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September 30, 7:58 am
EVP allocates $80,000 for student lobbying programs
An undergraduate student government office announced Tuesday a total budget of $80,000 allocated to student lobbying programs for this academic year. The program will focus on lobbying for national student issues such as the tuition increase, Pell Grant funding and financial aid at the federal level, said Zach Helder, Undergraduate Students Association Council external vice president, who presented the program in a special presentation to the council Tuesday. Read more...
Photo: Undergraduate student government External Vice President Zach Helder presented the budget for his office’s federal lobby corps and Bruins Defenders programs at a meeting Tuesday. (Owen Emerson/Daily Bruin senior staff)