Friday, August 21

In the news:


Kara Chang, from silence to a fighter for LGBT acceptance

Kara Chang stepped out in front of 8,000 incoming UCLA freshmen during Welcome Week in the fall and told the story of how she had come out as transgender five months before. Read more...

Photo: Kara Chang, a fourth-year communications studies student, has been an active member in many trans and LGBT movements during her time at UCLA. (Miriam Bribiesca/Assistant Photo Editor)


Head of BlackRock, alumnus Laurence Fink to speak at 2016 commencement

Laurence D. Fink, UCLA alumnus and businessman, will be the keynote speaker at the UCLA College of Letters and Science commencement ceremonies on June 10 in Pauley Pavilion, UCLA officials announced Thursday. Read more...

Photo: Laurence D. Fink (center), chairman for BlackRock, will be the commencement speaker for the College of Letters and Science on June 10. (Creative Commons by Financial Times via Flickr)


UCLA employees protest restrictions on union representation

This post was updated July 28, 2020 at 4:15 p.m. About 200 UCLA employees called on administrators to stop the university’s alleged restrictions on union representation at a protest Wednesday in front of the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center. Read more...

Photo: UCLA employees protested outside of the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center on Wednesday, calling for union representation. (William Thorne/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Million Student March protestors demand university reforms

Protesters marched through campus Wednesday to advocate for lowering tuition and adopting the new $15 hourly minimum wage immediately, among other university reforms. About 20 UCLA students, alumni and workers chanted and spoke about issues such as mental health funding and sexual assault as a part of the Million Student March, organized by the community organization Socialist Alternative. Read more...

Photo: Protesters walked to the law school to protest the appearance of University of California President Janet Napolitano, where they joined a march for undocumented students. (Jintak Han/Daily Bruin)



Protestors condemn Napolitano’s treatment of undocumented students

UCLA students protested against cuts in funding for undocumented student resources and demanded University of California President Janet Napolitano’s resignation as she left a forum at the UCLA School of Law Wednesday. Read more...

Photo: Joe Ackerman, fourth-year English student, called for University of California President Janet Napolitano’s resignation Wednesday. (Jintak Han/Daily Bruin)



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