Two union strikes on Wednesday caused the shutdown of several residential restaurants, the cancellation of several discussion sections and the delay of some elective surgeries, costing the University of California millions of dollars. Read more...
Photo: Members of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Local 3299 union strike outside of UCLA Ronald Reagan Medical Center.
A UCLA professor is creating the first national database to document incidents of racial profiling in an effort to decrease racial discrimination in law enforcement. Psychology Professor Phillip Goff, co-founder and president of the Center for Policing Equity, is currently spearheading the new project that will provide police with a way to record racial profiling incidents under a standardized national system. Read more...
Tony Hung was only seven years old when his mother was diagnosed with breast cancer. He said he didn’t understand what dying meant. “I just knew I wanted to make my mom happy, and that meant finding something that could save her,” said Hung, a recent graduate of the David Geffen School of Medicine and the UCLA Anderson School of Management. Read more...
Photo: Tony Hung graduated from both the UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine and the UCLA Anderson School of Management.
Members of the undergraduate student government are preparing an amendment to their bylaws that would prevent future councilmembers from raising their own stipends. Read more...
The original version of this article contained an error and has been changed. See the bottom of the article for additional information. The undergraduate student government will have to work with a smaller amount of funds left over from previous councils than it has in recent years after the 2012-2013 council spent much of its surplus fund. Read more...
UCLA football player Torian White was released from custody Tuesday night, following an arrest on suspicion of sexual assault over the weekend. Read more...
UCLA Dining Services officials closed Bruin Plate, Feast at Rieber, Hedrick Test Kitchen and Cafe 1919 Wednesday because of anticipated low staffing levels resulting from a union strike. Read more...
