This post was updated July 28 at 9:45 a.m. Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti accepted his nomination to be the next ambassador to India. President Joe Biden nominated Garcetti to the office July 9. Read more...
Photo: Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti has accepted his nomination to be the next U.S. ambassador to India. (Daily Bruin file photo)
Some University of California community members expressed dissatisfaction at a federal judge’s decision July 16 to declare the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program illegal but said DACA recipients should remain hopeful. Read more...
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This post was updated Aug. 12 at 8:41 p.m. The UC Board of Regents appointed Marlenee Blas Pedral as the 2022-2023 UC student regent Wednesday. Blas Pedral, a first-generation, rising second-year UC Berkeley law student, is the 48th student regent and will serve as the student regent-designate in discussions for the upcoming academic year, according to a University of California Office of the President press release. Read more...
Photo: The UC Board of Regents appointed UC Berkeley law student Marlenee Blas Pedral to serve as the 2022-2023 UC student regent Wednesday. (Courtesy of Phoenisha Schuhmeier)
This post was updated July 25 at 7:58 p.m. The University of California admitted its most diverse group of students for fall 2021 entry. According to a UC Office of the President press release, 43% of admitted California freshmen are of racial and ethnic minority groups. Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, the UC saw a 11% increase in freshman admissions systemwide over 2020. Read more...
Photo: The University of California admitted the most diverse group of freshmen students and a record number of transfer students for fall 2021, the UC Office of the President announced Monday. (Justin Jung/Daily Bruin senior staff)
This post was updated July 18 at 8:43 p.m. A United States District Court judge ruled Friday that the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program was unlawfully implemented under the administration of former President Barack Obama. Read more...
This post was updated July 11 at 6:21 p.m. Fourth-year English student Ohemaa Ama Asare works at Bed Bath & Beyond, where there was a Black pride station designated by the company to celebrate Juneteenth. Read more...
Photo: Black students and staff have had mixed reactions to the recent declaration of Juneteenth as a new federal holiday. While some celebrate the government’s recognition of the historic date, others still feel there is more to be done for the Black community. Clockwise from top left: Vusisizwe Azania, Harmonie Yacob, Dominic Taylor and Samone Anderson (Anika Chakrabarti/Assistant Photo editor)
This post was updated July 5 at 6:02 p.m. Christian Secor, the former UCLA student who allegedly participated in the U.S. Capitol riots Jan. 6, is set to appear for trial in January. Read more...
Photo: Christian Secor, the former UCLA student who allegedly participated in the U.S. Capitol riots Jan. 6 will appear for trial for 10 federal offenses in January. (Sakshi Joglekar/Assistant Photo editor)
