The Undergraduate Students Association Council is the official student government representing the undergraduate student body at UCLA. Council meetings take place every week in Kerckhoff 417 and are open to all students. Read more...
News, Student Government
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September 2, 2:09 pm
USAC recap – Aug. 31
News, Westwood
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September 1, 5:53 pm
City council votes to replace Columbus day with Indigenous Peoples Day
The Los Angeles City Council voted Wednesday to remove Columbus Day from the city calendar and made the second Monday in October a holiday to honor indigenous people. Read more...
Photo: Herb Wesson, president of the Los Angeles City Council, voted Wednesday to support replacing Columbus Day with Indigenous Peoples Day. (Daily Bruin file photo)
A Closer Look, National, News
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September 1, 2:21 pm
Students and alumni affected by Tropical Storm Harvey discuss recovery
This post was updated Sept. 1 at 5:35 p.m. A motorboat helped Michelle Chung’s family and dogs evacuate through the flooded streets of Houston. A neighbor driving the motorboat knocked on the door of her family’s flooded home, said Chung, a third-year cognitive science student. Read more...
Photo: Todd Breeding, a UCLA alumnus, said even though the first floor of his building flooded, the flooding did not do much damage to his apartment in Cypress, Texas, near Houston. (Courtesy of DeAnn Breeding)
Crime, News
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September 1, 10:46 am
UCPD searching for person caught peeping into women’s bathroom stall
University police are searching for an individual caught peeping in a woman’s restroom Wednesday morning. The individual allegedly held a gray iPhone under the door of a stall in a woman’s restroom at the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs building while a woman was inside at 11:36 a.m., according to a UCPD alert. Read more...
News, Westwood
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August 31, 8:02 pm
National Weather Service issues extreme heat warning for Los Angeles
Los Angeles will keep seeing high temperatures through most of the weekend, weather officials said. The National Weather Service issued an extreme weather alert Thursday, warning Los Angeles residents of excessive heat expected to continue through 10 p.m. Read more...
News, Westwood
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August 29, 12:35 pm
Californians asked to conserve power due to statewide heat wave
This post was updated Sept. 1 at 11:10 a.m. California residents are advised to continue conserving electricity Friday afternoon as extreme heat continues. The California Independent System Operator, a nonprofit that oversees much of the state’s electric power system, issued a statewide Flex Alert for consumers to reduce their electricity usage from 1 p.m. Read more...
Photo: The California Independent System Operator issued a statewide Flex Alert for consumers to reduce their electricity usage from 2 p.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday. Residents are advised to set their thermostats to 78 degrees Fahrenheit and above, and use electrical appliances later in the evening. (Daily Bruin file photo)
News, UC
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August 27, 10:55 pm
UC disputes state audit report on new payroll system costs
This post was updated Aug. 28 at 3:37 p.m. The University of California’s plan to update its payroll system will cost millions more than originally estimated and is several years behind schedule, according to a state audit released Thursday. Read more...
Photo: A state audit estimated the UC Payroll, Academic Personnel, Timekeeping and Human Resources project will cost $942 million to implement. However, the UC Office of the President maintains it will take $504 million to complete the project.