A student group at UCLA helped create a new engineering course which will focus on a cryptocurrency technology called Blockchain. The new course in the department of engineering was designed by Blockchain at UCLA, a student organization founded last year that offers events and discussions for students to explore blockchain technology. Read more...
Photo: (Courtesy of Blockchain UCLA)
UCLA administrators strategized how students should respond to continual decreases in state funding as enrollment increases. Jeff Roth, associate vice chancellor of Academic Planning and Budget, said at a town hall Wednesday that general core funds per student, which is a combination of tuition fees and state support, has decreased over 30 percent since 2000. Read more...
Photo: Administrators said general core funds have decreased 35 percent, or $11,000 per student, since 2000. They said student advocacy is needed to prevent further decreases. (Kanishka Mehra/Daily Bruin)
UCPath representatives spoke to UCLA student workers Thursday about how to resolve ongoing payroll issues after nearly an entire quarter of complaints about being paid incorrectly. Read more...
Photo: Student workers asked UCPath representatives about possible resolutions to payroll issues at the town hall Thursday. (Andy Bao/Daily Bruin)
Claire Fieldman, president: Platforms: Fieldman promised to reform sexual violence prevention training for incoming, new and returning students. She promised to increase transparency of the administration’s emergency decision-making and enhance emergency preparedness trainings. Read more...
Photo: Undergraduate Students Association Council officers reflected on their efforts throughout the quarter. The council meets publicly Tuesdays at 7 p.m. in Kerckhoff 417. (Liz Ketcham/Assistant Photo editor)
The “10 Questions” lecture series, which will address a different question each week, doubles as a course for students and a panel open to the public. Read more...
Photo: Vice Chancellor Jerry Kang suggested at the “10 Questions” panel Tuesday that university could serve as bulwarks of critical thought in a world where facts are under attack. (Courtesy of Nikki Klepper/UCLA Arts)
Chancellor Gene Block meets with the Daily Bruin Editorial Board every quarter to discuss issues affecting campus and explain administrative policies. At the meeting Tuesday, Block, Administrative Vice Chancellor Michael Beck, Vice Chancellor for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Jerry Kang and Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Monroe Gorden Jr. Read more...
Photo: The Daily Bruin Editorial Board meets with Chancellor Gene Block quarterly. Block said student scholarships are his highest priority and he considers Betsy DeVos’ proposed changes to federal Title IX policy a step backward. (Kristie-Valerie Hoang/Daily Bruin senior staff)
The University of California Office of the President released a universitywide report in November to standardize policing terminology and practices across the UC. The report contained 26 recommendations for police practices across the UC system, many of which focused on the system for processing complaints, introducing new training and updating protocols regarding the use of force. Read more...
Photo: Assistant Vice Chancellor Mick Deluca, a member of the task force that drafted the police report, met with the Campus Safety Alliance to discuss the report’s findings. (Anirudh Keni/Daily Bruin)
