Friday, May 1

Student takes break from UCLA to serve on Elizabeth Warren’s presidential campaign

Many students may find it hard to imagine delaying their studies by two quarters for the chance to make their mark in the political world. For Arden Dressner Levy, the choice was an easy one. Read more...

Photo: Arden Dressner Levy has been involved in political organization since she was 8 years old. She took two quarters off school beginning in fall to work full-time in Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s presidential campaign in Iowa, and is returning next quarter to start her third year at UCLA as an international development studies student. (Courtesy of Arden Dressner Levy)


UCSC to provide housing supplement to MFA, doctoral students after protests

UC Santa Cruz announced Monday that it will provide all Master of Fine Arts and doctoral students with a retroactive housing supplement following strikes at the Santa Cruz campus over the last few weeks. Read more...

Photo: UCLA graduate students showed their support for graduate students striking at UC Santa Cruz on Wednesday by calling in sick. UC Santa Cruz said Monday that it will provide MFA and doctoral students with a $2,500 retroactive housing supplement for the 2019-2020 year. (Jintak Han/Daily Bruin senior staff)



School of music increases funding for community college transfer scholarships

The Herb Alpert Foundation added $50,000 to the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music’s annual scholarship fund to make the transfer process from Los Angeles City College easier, according to a university press release. Read more...

Photo: The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music annual scholarship fund will receive $50,000 from the Herb Alpert Foundation to make the transfer process from Los Angeles City College easier.(Daily Bruin file photo)


UCGPC will meet with Napolitano, but won’t be negotiating contracts

The University of California Graduate and Professional Council has agreed to meet with UC President Janet Napolitano but will not negotiate contracts in response to strikes at UC Santa Cruz. Read more...

Photo: UCLA graduate students rallied in support of students striking at UC Santa Cruz on Wednesday by calling in sick. University of California President Janet Napolitano said in a statement Friday that she offered to meet with the UC Graduate and Professional Council to discuss student concerns. (Jintak Han/Daily Bruin senior staff)



UCLA parent pleads guilty to charges in college admissions scandal

A woman pleaded guilty in a federal court Friday for paying to get her son admitted to UCLA as an athletic recruit.  Xiaoning Sui, a 49-year-old Chinese national and Canadian resident, pleaded guilty to planning to pay $400,000 to William Singer, the organizer of the 2019 college admissions scandal, to have her son admitted to UCLA as a soccer recruit, even though he did not have any competitive experience.  Read more...

Photo: Xiaoning Sui pleaded guilty in federal court Friday for paying William Singer, the organizer of the 2019 college admissions scandal, to have her son admitted to UCLA as an athletic recruit. (Daily Bruin file photo)