Monday, July 27

Incumbent Sen. Dianne Feinstein talks UC funding, gun control

U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein said she is depending on young people to advocate for gun control legislation. Members of the Daily Bruin Editorial Board spoke with Feinstein, a Democrat who is running for re-election against California state Sen. Read more...

Photo: Dianne Feinstein said one way to combat tuition rises is to increase Pell Grants. Pell Grants currently cover less than a third of college tuition, she said. Feinstein said she has not voted against a single education program or loan and added she does not intend to ever vote against such proposals. (Sharon Zhen/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Visiting professor discusses homelessness in LA during weeklong series

A visiting professor introduced potential solutions to the issue of homelessness in Los Angeles at an event Monday evening. Dennis Culhane, a professor at the University of Pennsylvania School of Social Policy and Practice, spoke at a lecture at the UCLA Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior. Read more...

Photo: Dennis Culhane, a professor at the University of Pennsylvania School of Social Policy & Practice, spoke at an event at the UCLA Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior on Monday. (Amy Dixon/Assistant Photo editor)





UCLA’s Policy 862 to pay for security costs of major campus events

A new policy will require the university to pay security costs for major events on campus. UCLA announced an interim Major Events Policy that will allow registered and non-registered campus organizations to hold major events on campus with security costs covered by the university. Read more...

Photo: An interim Major Events Policy called Policy 862, will allow registered and non-registered campus organizations to hold major events on campus with security costs covered by the university, according to an email sent out Monday by Vice Chancellor Michael Beck. (Daily Bruin file photo)


Judicial board rejects petition against election board

The undergraduate student government judicial board rejected a petition against the election board Monday. Ramneek Hazrah and Matthew William Richard filed a petition against the election board, claiming the election board violated judicial board orders by failing to issue a reasonable sanction for Sanction Case 59 after finding that Bruins United candidates Bella Martin and Victoria Solkovits engaged in attempted voter coercion during the Undergraduate Students Association Council election campaign, according to the memorandum from the judicial board to the petitioner. Read more...

Photo: The undergraduate student government judicial board rejected a petition against the election board on Monday. This is the sixth petition the board has rejected hearing. (Edward Qiao/Daily Bruin senior staff)