Saturday, May 9

Bruin Consent Coalition offers support for sexual assault survivors

Students wrote supportive notes for sexual assault survivors, including “You are not your trauma” and “I believe you” on a blackboard Monday. Bruin Consent Coalition, a committee in the undergraduate student government Student Wellness Commission, held an event called “Scribble Your Support” on Kerckhoff Patio to support survivors, amid election season, said Chloe Pan, co-director of the coalition and a third-year international development studies and Asian American studies student. Read more...

Photo: The Bruin Consent Coalition held an event called “Scribble Your Support” in Kerckhoff Patio on Monday, where students could write messages of support and positivity for sexual assault survivors. (Anthony Tran/Daily Bruin)


LA committee considers changing Columbus Day to Indigenous Peoples Day

A Los Angeles city committee met last week to discuss replacing Columbus Day with a holiday that would celebrate Native Americans. The Los Angeles County Human Relations Commission presented a report in favor of establishing Indigenous Peoples Day to the Arts, Parks and River Committee. Read more...

Photo: Herb Wesson, president of the Los Angeles City Council, did not place a report advocating for the establishment of Indigenous Peoples Day on the meeting agenda for a vote. (Ken Shin/Daily Bruin)


UCLA alumna announced as dean for School of Nursing

UCLA officials announced the seventh dean for the UCLA School of Nursing on Monday. Linda Sarna, a research professor and interim dean at the nursing school, will assume the position on Nov. Read more...

Photo: UCLA officials announced Monday interim dean Linda Sarna will continue as the permanent dean of the UCLA School of Nursing. (UCLA Newsroom)


UC SHIP rates unaffected by Affordable Care Act insurance increases

Increasing prices on health insurance plans under the Affordable Care Act will not affect student health insurance fees. Premiums for a group of insurance plans on the federal health care marketplace will increase by an average of 25 percent next year. Read more...

Photo: Rising fees nationally for Affordable Care Act health insurance plans will not affect premiums for UC Student Health Insurance Plans. (Miriam Bribiesca/Photo editor)



Sexual harassment by UC regent faces backlash from Bruin community

Several University of California students and officials condemned a UC regent for sexually harassing a former employee. UC Regent Norman Pattiz, who is also executive chairman of the radio company PodcastOne, made sexual comments about his former employee, Heather McDonald, while she was taping a commercial for memory foam bras. Read more...

Photo: University of California Regent Norman Pattiz (center) made sexually suggestive comments toward an employee, for which he apologized in an interview in the Los Angeles Times. (Mackenzie Possee/Assistant Photo editor)


UCLA disability studies minor to celebrate 10th anniversary

When faculty and administrators started the disability studies minor, they thought students with disabilities would be the most interested. But 10 years later, the minor has grown in size, and students from all backgrounds apply. Read more...

Photo: Claudine Ignacio, a third-year psychobiology student, runs an Instagram page that tells the stories of disabled individuals, inspired by a disability studies class. (Courtesy of Claudine Ignacio)