The Undergraduate Students Association Council is the official student government representing the undergraduate student body at UCLA. Council meetings take place every Tuesday at 7 p.m. Read more...
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October 24, 5:19 pm
USAC recap – Oct. 23
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October 24, 12:47 am
Event features North Korean refugees discussing personal stories, experiences
Noel Kim was taught at school how former North Korean leader Kim Il Sung defeated the Japanese in combat with a single pine cone. Kim was one of four visiting North Korean refugees who shared their personal stories at “From Another World,” an event hosted by UCLA Liberty in North Korea on Monday. Read more...
Photo: The North Korean LiNK advocacy fellows are visiting college campuses across the nation to share their personal stories on defecting from North Korea. (Ken Shin/Daily Bruin staff)
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October 24, 12:42 am
SWC program lets students access free menstrual hygiene products on the Hill
This post was updated Nov. 8 at 9:44 a.m. Free menstrual hygiene products will be available on the Hill beginning Wednesday. BruiNecessities, a basic needs student advocacy group housed under the Undergraduate Students Association Council Student Wellness Commission, will provide the products in a box at the De Neve Office of Residential Life, located in the De Neve lobby. Read more...
Photo: BruiNecessities will provide free menstrual hygiene products at the De Neve Office of Residential Life. The move expands on the Student Wellness Center’s ongoing initiative to provide free menstrual hygiene products on campus in Kerckhoff Hall and the Ashe Center. (Liz Ketcham/Assistant Photo editor)
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October 24, 12:33 am
UCLA workers voice their concerns as AFSCME begins three-day strike
This post was updated Oct. 29 at 11:10 p.m. A University of California employee union went on strike Tuesday to voice their concerns about outsourcing, job security and stagnant wages in the UC. Read more...
Photo: AFSCME Local 3299, which represents roughly 25,000 patient care technicians, is holding a three-day strike over claims of UC outsourcing. Service workers are striking in solidarity. (Liz Ketcham/Assistant Photo editor)
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October 23, 1:16 am
Questions of insufficiency remain during Greek life Title IX training
Students in fraternities and sororities learned about sexual harassment and unhealthy relationships at mandatory Title IX training this quarter. The UCLA Title IX Office, Campus Assault Resources & Education, and Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life hosted eight sexual violence prevention workshops this quarter for students in Greek life, said Aaron Lopez, the Associate Response Team coordinator at UCLA’s Title IX Office. Read more...
Photo: Lindsey Goldstein, acting director of fraternity and sorority life at UCLA, said her office requires every member of fraternities and sororities to attend a workshop each year. (The chapters are prohibited from hosting social events if their members do not reach 100 percent attendance.) (Emma Skinner/Daily Bruin)
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October 23, 1:00 am
Students in ResLife share major concerns about unilateral revision of constitution
Students involved with Hill administration said they could be fired at any time for anything they say or do. If they were to get fired, they would have a few days to move out of on-campus housing. Read more...
Photo: George said administrators want the benefits of student government, but do not want to respect its sovereignty. He added the fear of professional staff makes it difficult to make serious reforms or to speak out on issues. (Liz Ketcham/Assistant Photo editor)
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October 18, 2:22 am
UCLA unreceptive to resident physicians’ demands for security measures, stipends
A union for resident physicians at UCLA argued for improved security measures during its second bargaining session with the university Wednesday. The Committee of Interns and Residents, a union representing over 1,200 residents and fellows at the David Geffen School of Medicine, began bargaining with UCLA on Oct. Read more...
Photo: A union representing UCLA residents and fellows advocated for security measures that UCLA negotiators put down. UCLA negotiators did not allow reporters into the room during negotiations. (Liz Ketcham/Assistant Photo editor)