The room with the negotiating table isn’t the most pleasant room to be a part of. But when hundreds of thousands of students are denied access to valuable research, there’s no other place negotiators should be. Read more...
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With global warming acquiring an ever-growing presence, people are scrambling to make a change while corporate institutions lag behind. For the University of California, though, it’s all about the bottom line when the world’s on fire. Read more...
Walking home for Thanksgiving might be the best-case scenario for out-of-state students. On Oct. 29, the Los Angeles International Airport implemented a ban on ride-hail vehicles picking up passengers directly at terminals. Read more...
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International Open Access Week has drawn to a close. And while this global week of action for free and open access to academic resources has ended, the conversation on accessible knowledge and affordable textbooks remains undiscussed by the community it affects the most: students. Read more...
Photo: Textbook affordability has been a long-standing economic barrier to higher education. But it’s one that could be easily solved by University of California-wide open access, as advocated by students in the California Public Interest Research Group at UCLA. (Daily Bruin file photo)
UCLA’s plan for using its 100th birthday gift is simple: $5.2 billion in its pocket, with no real direction as to where it’s going. As the Centennial Campaign enters fall quarter, the donations continue to file in, bringing in millions beyond UCLA’s goal. Read more...
Photo: Although UCLA’s Centennial Campaign has brought in billions of dollars, it remains unclear if that money will be directed toward underfunded on-campus mental health facilities. (MacKenzie Coffman/Daily Bruin senior staff)
This post was updated Nov. 4 at 10:14 a.m. Emergency alerts of a nearby fire lit up students’ phones throughout Westwood apartments and UCLA dorms around 4:30 a.m on Monday, Oct. Read more...
