A UCLA student drowned in Sequoia National Park while trying to cross a dangerous stream. Kendra Perez, 26, was a graduate acting student, according to the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television’s Alumni Affairs newsletter. Read more...
Campus, Crime, News
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July 7, 4:43 pm
UCLA graduate student drowns while hiking in Sequoia National Park
News, UC
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July 6, 10:47 pm
UC increases minority-group admits, UCLA acceptance rate falls to 16.1
This post was updated July 7 at 10:21 p.m. The University of California admitted more students from underrepresented minority groups and low-income families this year but admitted less in-state students than last year. Read more...
Photo: UCLA admitted 16,500 freshmen and 5,500 transfer students this year, with the freshman admission rate falling to 16.1 percent from 18 percent. (Daily Bruin file photo)
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July 3, 5:17 pm
Two UCLA students nominated as Board of Regents representatives
The University of California’s governing board appointed two UCLA students to serve as representatives on the board. A Board of Regents special committee nominated Devon Graves, an graduate student, as the student regent-designate and Rafi Sands, an undergraduate student, as the first-ever student adviser. Read more...
Photo: The University of California’s governing board will finalize its nominations in its July meeting at UC San Francisco’s Mission Bay campus. (Daily Bruin file photo)
A Closer Look, News
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July 3, 12:27 am
Alumna works to dispel stigma against social workers by becoming one
In the low-income and predominantly Hispanic community of Maywood, California, where Fatima Perez comes from, many view social workers as people who pluck children from their families, she said. Read more...
Photo: Fatima Perez, who graduated this year, will attend California State University, Fullerton to pursue a master’s degree in social work. (Courtesy of Fatima Perez)
Campus, News
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July 3, 12:16 am
LA-wide minimum wage increase to affect pay, prices on campus
Student employees will have more money in their pockets after a recent wage increase. The minimum wage in Los Angeles, set to reach $15 in July 2021, increased to $12 for employers with 26 or more employees Saturday as part of a wage increase the LA City Council passed in 2015. Read more...
Photo: (QingQing Su/Daily Bruin)
A Closer Look, News, Westwood
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July 3, 12:15 am
Researchers create report with suggestions for LA River revitalization
People can kayak and fish until Labor Day in the Los Angeles River – an area that was deemed too polluted for public use almost a century ago. Read more...
Photo: Last year, graduate students from the Luskin School of Public Affairs released a research report which analyzed specific revitalization projects near the Los Angeles River.(Michael Zshornack/Photo editor)
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July 3, 12:14 am
Funds from Social Justice Referendum help fortify food closet program
The Community Programs Office Food Closet was able to expand its food options last year after receiving additional funds from a student fee referendum. The CPO used funding from the Social Justice Referendum of 2016 to create the boxed food program, which provides students with prepackaged food during the holiday season, to address food insecurity on campus. Read more...
Photo: The UCLA Community Programs Office created the boxed food program to address food insecurity on campus with funds from the Social Justice Referendum of 2016. (Habeba Mostafa/Daily Bruin)