Hundreds of Taiwanese students and California residents rallied by the Wilshire Federal Building Sunday to protest a trade deal between the Taiwanese government and Beijing, which they believe will compromise Taiwan’s economic independence from China. Read more...
Photo: Protesters gathered in front of the Federal Building in Westwood to protest a trade deal in Taiwan. (Miriam Bribiesca/Daily Bruin)
Fears about the safety of her friends and former classmates demonstrating in Taiwan kept Ellen Hsieh from sleeping Thursday night. Hundreds of people began occupying Taiwan’s legislature in Taipei Tuesday evening to protest a trade agreement with China that some argue would give Beijing too much control over Taiwanese economy and politics. Read more...
Patient care employees of the University of California's largest union voted this week to officially ratify their new contract with the UC, ending an unusually long and difficult series of collective bargaining negotiations. Read more...
Michael Sondheimer, who was UCLA’s associate athletic director for recruiting before his resignation in July, pleaded not guilty to charges of possession of child pornography at his arraignment Friday morning. Read more...
Dr. Jonathan Fielding announced his retirement from his post as the director of the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health in a memo to his colleagues on Wednesday. Read more...
University of California President Janet Napolitano will give the commencement address at Northeastern University in Boston after being invited to speak there, according to a Northeastern statement released Wednesday. Read more...
The University of California’s chief financial officer will resign from his post to become president of a new private foundation in Los Angeles, officials announced Tuesday. Read more...
