The Undergraduate Students Association Council approved its 2026-27 budget and allocated $3,038.90 from its discretionary fund to a non-USAC entity at its July 7 meeting. USAC is the official student government representing the undergraduate student body at UCLA. Read more...
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July 15, 1:43 pm
At Kesem at UCLA, children impacted by family cancer discover community, connection
This post was updated July 20 at 12:33 a.m. A free, student-run summer camp is fostering community and support for children who have lived with a parent or caregiver with cancer. Read more...
Photo: Kesem at UCLA members Andrea “Butterfly” Rodriguez Arcila (left) and Timilehin “Sprinkles” Asebiomo (right) are featured. The camp hosted about 170 children this summer over two sessions. (Courtesy of Galilea “Penguin” Velasco)
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July 14, 7:26 pm
UC Academic Senate to decide on recommending SAT, ACT reinstatement by June 2027
This post was updated July 20 at 12:21 a.m. The UC Academic Senate will decide whether or not to recommend reinstating standardized testing requirements for undergraduate admissions by June 2027, the UC Board of Regents announced Tuesday. UC Regents Chair Maria Anguiano announced the decision during its July meeting at UC San Francisco. Read more...
Photo: An empty classroom is pictured. The UC Academic Senate will decide whether or not to recommend reinstating standardized testing requirements for undergraduate admissions by June 2027, the UC Board of Regents announced Tuesday. (Andrew Ramiro Diaz/Photo editor)
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July 14, 1:13 pm
Jordan Roiland named 2027-28 UC student regent, first medical student to serve
This post was updated July 20 at 12:11 p.m. The UC Board of Regents appointed Jordan Roiland to be the 2027-28 student regent Tuesday. Roiland, who is the first medical student to serve in the role, earned a bachelor’s degree in applied mathematics & statistics and biochemistry from Stony Brook University and earned a Master of Science in Health and Medical Sciences from UC Berkeley in 2025. Read more...
Photo: Jordan Roiland and Miguel Craven attend the UC Board of Regents meeting at UC San Francisco. Roiland, a medical student, was named the 2027-28 student regent Tuesday. (Edward Ho/Daily Bruin)
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July 14, 12:37 am
Lab coats provide safety at a steep cost. Friends, student organizations can help
This post was updated July 20 at 12:38 a.m. Each year, thousands of students must buy lab coats and protective gear to complete their major requirements. Read more...
Photo: Students collaborate while wearing lab coats and lab goggles. Students said there are many ways to forgo the expensive costs of lab equipment. (Haley Park / Illustrations and Cartoons Director)
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July 13, 8:27 pm
UC board rescinds original timeline to reconsider SAT, ACT in admissions
A UC faculty board decided Friday to indefinitely repeal its original timeline for considering if the University should use standardized testing in first-year undergraduate admissions. The UC Board of Admissions and Relations announced in June that it would establish two work groups during the 2026-27 academic year to consider reinstating SAT and ACT requirements, after hundreds of faculty called on the University to bring back the tests. Read more...
Photo: Pencils are placed on top of an SAT practice exam. A UC faculty board decided Friday to indefinitely repeal its original timeline for considering if the University should use standardized testing in first-year undergraduate admissions. (Photo Illustration by Andrew Ramiro Diaz/Photo editor)
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July 13, 3:15 pm
Teamsters Local 2010 strikes five-year agreement with UC, increasing minimum wage
This post was updated July 13 at 4:43 p.m. A union representing administrative professionals and clerical workers across the UC voted to approve a new contract with the University July 2. Teamsters Local 2010’s Clerical & Allied Services CX unit – which represents 22,000 UC workers – reached the five-year agreement after 10 months of bargaining and with 99% of voting members in favor, according to a July 2 press release from the union. Read more...
Photo: Members of Teamsters Local 2010 march. The union, which represents administrative professionals and clerical workers across the UC, voted to approve a new contract. (Daily Bruin file photo)