This post was updated on June 26 at 1:10 p.m. UCLA fails to sufficiently educate its faculty and staff in handling sexual assault incidents, according to a state audit of four universities released Tuesday morning. Read more...
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June 23, 12:14 am
Student-run newspaper Koine aims to spark discussion at UCLA
While the Greek word “koine” means “common” and refers to a standard language spoken over a large area, the term translates to the creation of a community for a new UCLA newspaper. Read more...
Photo: From left to right, Kyle Jaeger, a fourth-year English student, Cathy Asaphau, a fourth-year sociology student, Miles Solomon, a fourth-year philosophy student, and Zaniar Moradian, a fourth-year chemistry student, are a few students involved with the student-run newspaper, Koine.(Dang-Co Vu/Daily Bruin)
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June 23, 12:10 am
Robert Naples to retire as dean of students, focus on teaching at UCLA
In his almost 20 years of administrative service at UCLA, Dean of Students Robert Naples said he has worked to follow the philosophy that students learn from each other outside the classroom as much as they do inside it. Read more...
Photo: Robert Naples is retiring from his administrative responsibilities as associate vice chancellor and dean of students on June 30. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
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June 20, 3:33 pm
Napolitano forms UC task force to address sexual assault prevention
University of California President Janet Napolitano announced Friday that she has formed a systemwide task force to better address sexual violence prevention on UC campuses. The task force, which has already met, is evaluating the UC’s current policies on sexual violence prevention and deciding what needs to be tweaked, said Dianne Klein, a UC spokeswoman. Read more...
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June 20, 3:23 pm
Gov. Brown signs state budget, allots about $3 billion to UC funds
This post was updated on June 22 at 9:16 p.m. Gov. Jerry Brown signed a $108 billion budget for the state’s general fund on Friday morning, giving the University of California a $142.2 million increase in state funding. Read more...
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June 20, 1:46 pm
UCLA professor reaches settlement in 2008 lab fire case
UCLA chemistry professor Patrick Harran reached a settlement Friday accepting responsibility for conditions in a UCLA laboratory where a 2008 fire led to the death of a 23-year-old staff research assistant. Read more...
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June 19, 1:49 pm
Government regulations proposed to address sexual violence on campus
This post was updated on June 22 at 9:10 p.m. The U.S. Department of Education proposed several new regulations Thursday morning to strengthen universities’ policies on sexual violence following growing concerns about sexual assault and harassment on college campuses. Read more...