This post was updated Feb. 17 at 3:50 p.m. A team of UCLA professors launched a website last week to support international students affected by President Donald Trump’s travel ban. Read more...
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February 17, 2:42 am
CALeDNA program assesses biodiversity in California soil
Volunteers throughout California are heeding a call by UCLA researchers to map California’s biodiversity and preserve the state’s environmental history. The project, CALeDNA, aims to assess Californian biodiversity across numerous habitats using soil samples collected by citizen scientists. Read more...
Photo: Volunteers have gathered more than 400 soil samples for CALeDNA, a new program that aims to use DNA sequencing to map the distribution of species across California. (Courtesy of Emily Curd)
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February 17, 2:41 am
Two candidates join race against incumbent Councilmember Paul Koretz
Two candidates are running against incumbent Councilmember Paul Koretz for the City Council District 5 seat. The city council election will take place on March 7. Read more...
Photo: Mark Herd, left, has supported Measure S as an effort to fight developer corruption in City Hall. Jesse Creed, right, has pledged to not take any campaign donations from developers. (Courtesy of Mark Herd and Jesse Creed)
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February 17, 12:28 am
State legislature addresses UC budget, nonresident enrollment
The state legislature’s policy advising agency assessed the University of California’s 2016 to 2017 spending plan in a report published Thursday. The Legislative Analyst’s Office evaluated important UC budget components, such as compensation and resident and nonresident enrollment. Read more...
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February 17, 12:28 am
Assemblymember proposes tuition freeze for public universities
A state legislator introduced a bill Feb. 9 that would freeze tuition at public universities and colleges in California. Sharon Quirk-Silva, a Democratic assemblymember from Orange County, proposed the Student Protection Act, which would leave tuition and school fees at the amount charged on Dec. Read more...
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February 16, 10:20 pm
Student leaders revisit last year’s SJR contract before USAC elections
This post was updated 11 p.m. on Feb. 16. Several campus groups signed a contract last year that threatened to financially penalize those who failed to support a referendum. Read more...
Photo: Several campus groups created a contract to support the Social Justice Referendum last year. SJR, which passed in the USAC elections, was sanctioned for exceeding campaign spending limits and campaigning while sanctioned. (Daily Bruin file photo)
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February 16, 5:12 pm
UCLA RAVE invites Judith Butler to discuss resistance to Trump
Renowned philosopher and gender theorist Judith Butler discussed how to resist President Donald Trump’s administration at UCLA on Wednesday evening. About 200 people listened to Butler’s lecture, “This is What Resistance Looks Like,” hosted by UCLA’s Resistance Against Violence Through Education organization. Read more...
Photo: Judith Butler, professor of comparative literature and program of critical theory at the University of California, Berkeley, spoke about resistance under President Donald Trump. (Esmeralda Lopez/Daily Bruin)