Wednesday, May 6

Proposed bill to reform, expand financial aid in higher education

A bill proposed by the U.S. House of Representatives on Friday aims to reform how the federal government oversees higher education. North Carolina Congresswoman Virginia Foxx introduced House Resolution 4508, which expands the Pell Grant, a federal financial aid program, to include shorter-term programs like apprenticeships. Read more...

Photo: A North Carolina congresswoman introduced a bill that would expand federal financial aid programs to encourage shorter-term programs and would cap the amount of loans a student can receive. (Daily Bruin file photo)


Students may be banned from dining halls for violating takeout policy

If students living on the Hill are caught taking out more than one piece of fruit or dessert from a dining hall, they could be banned from that dining hall for the rest of the academic year. Read more...

Photo: UCLA Dining Services and Residential Life may ban students from certain dining halls if they take extra food from those facilities. The current policy allows guests to take out one fruit, baked good or dessert. (Daily Bruin file photo)


CALPIRG continues its campaign against use of antibiotics at In-N-Out

UCLA activists are calling on major fast food chains to improve the safety and sustainability of the meat they serve. Students at the UCLA chapter of the California Public Interest Research Group, an advocacy group, traveled to In-N-Out Burger’s Irvine headquarters Saturday to deliver 82 petitions calling on the fast food chain to reduce the use of antibiotics in its food. Read more...

Photo: Student members in the UCLA chapter of California Public Interest Research Group visited the In-N-Out Burger headquarters in Irvine on Sunday to present their petitions against the use of antibiotics in animals in the meat industry. (Mackenzie Possee/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Students air views on USAC’s student engagement, diversity at town hall

Students called on undergraduate student leaders to better engage with and listen to their concerns at a town hall meeting Friday. At the “What Happened to Student Government?” town hall, students shared their concerns about political participation, meal plans, campus improvements and other issues. Read more...

Photo: Members from the Undergraduate Students Association Council held a town hall discussion Friday to address students’ concerns and questions about student government. (Kristie-Valerie Hoang/Assistant Photo editor)



UCLA engineers collaborate in research for CPS use in military

UCLA engineers are researching ways the United States military can use cyber physical systems, an advanced technology that could one day be deployed overseas for safer, robot-assisted operations on the battlefield. Read more...

Photo: UCLA engineers are researching the use of cyber physical systems in the military, such as CPS-controlled drones to scout dangerous areas or deliver materials for soldiers. (Isa Saalabi/Daily Bruin)


UCLA scholars criticize FCC’s proposal to repeal net neutrality rules

Computer science experts said UCLA students may experience an increase in internet costs if a government agency votes to repeal net neutrality rules next month. Ajit Pai, the chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, proposed a plan last week to lessen government control over the internet by removing the commission’s net neutrality rules. Read more...

Photo: Leonard Kleinrock, a distinguished professor in computer science at UCLA and one of the creators of the Internet, said he thinks net neutrality is fundamental to keeping the internet open and accessible to everyone. (Sharon Zhen/Daily Bruin)