This post was updated Sept. 19 at 2:57 p.m. UC employees rallied Thursday to announce the filing of an unfair labor practice charge against the UC for its treatment of faculty during pro-Palestine protests. Read more...
Photo: Faculty rally in support of Palestine in May. Faculty associations across the UC have since alleged that the University has combated employees with unlawful retaliation, in violation of the Higher Education Employee-Employer Act. (Aidan Sun/Assistant Photo editor)
The Undergraduate Students Association Council passed a resolution calling on the UC to rescind its ban of encampments on all of its campuses Tuesday. The resolution, which passed with a 10-1 vote during the council’s final summer meeting, states that USAC will continue to support the demands of the first Palestine solidarity encampment at UCLA, including the divestment of UC funds from companies tied to the Israeli military and an academic boycott of Israeli universities. Read more...
Photo: The first Palestine solidarity encampment in Dickson Plaza is shown. The Undergraduate Students Association Council passed a resolution Tuesday calling on the UC to rescind its ban of such encampments. (Michael Gallagher/Assistant Photo editor)
The Undergraduate Students Association Council held its first meeting of the month Sept. 3. USAC is the official student government representing the undergraduate student body at UCLA. Read more...
UCLA students have tried to keep cool amid a blazing heat wave in Los Angeles. Southern California experienced extreme temperatures for nearly a full week after a heat wave arrived in Los Angeles last Tuesday. Read more...
Photo: Westwood Village is pictured, where temperatures reached as high as 100 degrees over a five day heat wave. (Daily Bruin file photo)
UCLA students shared mixed reactions to Tuesday’s presidential debate. Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump met for their first and potentially only presidential debate Tuesday night, nearly two months since President Joe Biden’s exit from the race. Read more...
Photo: Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump are pictured. The two met for their first and potentially only presidential debate Tuesday night. (Creative Commons photo by Gage Skidmore via Flickr)
This post was updated Sept. 29 at 11:42 p.m. MimiQ Soong is making waves as the 2023-2024 Miss Taiwanese American Queen. Miss Taiwanese American is an annual competition hosted by the Taiwan Center of Greater Los Angeles dedicated to “empowering women and embodying the beauty within,” according to the competition’s website. Read more...
Photo: MimiQ Soong poses for a picture as the Miss Taiwanese American queen. The second-year world arts and culture student was named as queen through the 2024-2025 school year. (Courtesy of MimiQ Soong)
The ASUCLA Board of Directors held its second meeting of the 2024-2025 term Aug. 30. The board, which is composed of a student majority, has financial oversight over ASUCLA entities, including the Undergraduate Students Association Council, the Graduate Student Association and the ASUCLA Communications Board – which oversees UCLA Student Media. Read more...
