Wednesday, May 6


UC claims Gov. Brown’s proposed funding increase is less than anticipated

Gov. Jerry Brown proposed a 3 percent increase in funding for the University of California’s core educational budget in his 2018-2019 budget proposal released Wednesday. However, the UC released a statement on the same day saying that the increase in funding is still less than what was anticipated under a previous agreement between the University and the governor, and that it does not include funding for UC enrollment growth. Read more...

Photo: Gov. Jerry Brown’s budget proposal for 2018-2019 increased funding for the UC’s core education fund by 3 percent. (Daily Bruin file photo)


Title IX coordinator works to clear misconceptions, be more accessible

UCLA’s new Title IX coordinator has been working to clear up misconceptions about the Title IX Office since his appointment in September. Mohammed Cato, who previously served as the deputy Title IX coordinator at Western Washington University in Bellingham, Washington, began his term as Title IX coordinator at UCLA on Sept. Read more...

Photo: The new UCLA Title IX coordinator, Mohammed Cato, has been working to overcome misconceptions surrounding the Title IX Office since his appointment in September. (Mia Kayser/Daily Bruin)


Federal judge temporarily blocks Trump administration from ending DACA

This story was updated Jan. 10 at 9:14 p.m. A federal judge blocked President Donald Trump’s administration Tuesday from ending a program that deferred deportation for undocumented individuals brought to the United States as children. Read more...

Photo: The University of California filed a lawsuit against President Donald Trump’s administration in September for ending Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals. A federal judge hearing the UC and other groups’ lawsuit temporarily blocked the Trump administration from ending DACA on Tuesday. (Amy Dixon/Assistant Photo editor)



USAC recap – fall 2017

Arielle Mokhtarzadeh, president: Platforms: Mokhtarzadeh promised to work with alumni associations and the UCLA Career Center to secure internships for current Bruins. She promised to help reform University of California policies on sexual violence and sexual harassment. Read more...


UCLA researchers study moral decision-making through mirror neurons

UCLA researchers found a way to study an individual’s neural activity to predict how they would act in a moral dilemma. In a study published last month, researchers at the Ahmanson-Lovelace Brain Mapping Center observed that a person’s neural activity in response to witnessing another person in pain may indicate whether they would inflict harm if it led to a greater good, according to a press release. Read more...

Photo: UCLA researchers found mirror neuron activity, which plays a vital role in feeling empathy, also predicts how individuals would act when facing a moral dilemma. (Daily Bruin file photo)