The Undergraduate Students Association Council is the official student government representing the undergraduate student body at UCLA. Council meetings take place every week on Tuesday at 7 p.m. Read more...
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October 20, 10:10 pm
USAC recap – Oct. 20
Campus, News
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October 20, 12:05 am
Alumni develop emergency notification app as alternative to BruinAlert
Two UCLA alumni created a mobile application last year that aims to improve the efficiency of emergency notifications in communities and address response time, relevancy and other technological limitations of other similar programs. Read more...
Photo: Alumni created MassKnowtify, an app that would work similarly to BruinAlert to more quickly notify students of crime based on location. (Nick Yu/Daily Bruin senior staff)
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October 19, 1:32 am
Vice chancellor Jerry Kang launches CrossCheck, talks social issues
The vice chancellor of equity, diversity and inclusion launched a feature on his new university website Tuesday in an attempt to improve campus discussions about social issues. Read more...
Photo: Jerry Kang, the vice chancellor of equity, diversity and inclusion at UCLA, launched a feature Tuesday on his new university website to improve campus discussions about social issues. (Miriam Bribiesca/Daily Bruin senior staff)
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October 19, 1:23 am
Experts, leaders discuss immigration at Global Diaspora Forum
Officials from the UCLA North American Integration and Development Center, or NAID center, announced a website Saturday that allows people to discover which immigrant communities are prevalent in certain areas. Read more...
Photo: Leaders and experts from different countries discussed the social and economic causes of global immigration issues at the Los Angeles Diaspora Forum on Saturday. (Alyssa Dorn/Daily Bruin)
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October 16, 10:35 am
CAPS reduces free visits per year from 10 to six
Beginning this fall, UCLA Counseling and Psychological Services, or CAPS, will only offer six free visits per academic year, compared to last year’s 10. Dr. Nicole Green, interim executive director, said CAPS decided to reduce the number of sessions because national statistics show the majority of students only seek four or five sessions per year. Read more...
Photo: UCLA Counseling and Psychological Services, or CAPS, now only offers six free visits per academic year, instead of 10, because national statistics show the majority of students only seek four or five sessions per year. (Daily Bruin file photo)
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October 16, 10:20 am
Bruins for Bernie, Bruin Democrats host debate viewing party
Members of Bruins for Bernie joined Bruin Democrats for a Democratic debate viewing party Tuesday night, filling almost every seat in a 350-person lecture hall. Stomping and whistling drowned out parts of the live-stream of the event held in Young Hall. Read more...
Photo: Members of Bruins for Bernie and Bruin Democrats almost filled a 350-person lecture hall as they watched a live-stream of the Democratic debate in Young Hall on Tuesday. Most were interested in Sen. Bernie Sanders’ (I-Vt.) stance on free public university tuition. (Helen Kwak/Daily Bruin)
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October 16, 10:18 am
UCLA class sizes, housing demands to rise in response to state mandate
UCLA class sizes and housing demand will increase next year when the university accepts 500 additional in-state students, as mandated by the May deal struck between Gov. Read more...
Photo: A deal struck between Gov. Jerry Brown and the University of California Board of Regents may require about 500 of the double occupancy rooms on the Hill to be converted into triple occupancy rooms to accommodate an increase in enrollment for the 2016-2017 school year. (Daily Bruin file photo)