University of California President Janet Napolitano announced Thursday the formation of a joint committee intended to recommend sexual assault policy changes for cases involving faculty members, after UC Berkeley professor Geoff Marcy resigned following sexual assault charges. Read more...
Photo: University of California President Janet Napolitano announced Thursday the formation of a joint committee intended to recommend sexual assault policy changes. (Daily Bruin file photo)
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)
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)
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)
The Westwood Village Improvement Association, also known as the BID, is a nonprofit organization tasked with improving the state of Westwood Village. The BID was created by property and business owners in August 2011 to provide Westwood Village with functions the City of Los Angeles could not provide. Read more...
The University of California and the postdoctoral workers union tentatively reached an agreement Thursday that would extend their current contract through September 2016. United Auto Workers Local 5810, which represents more than 6,000 postdoctoral researchers in the UC, has been negotiating its contract with the University since May, said UC spokesperson Rebecca Trounson. Read more...
The Westwood Neighborhood Council meets monthly to discuss issues pertaining to Westwood Village and the surrounding areas. Comments by public officials The council discussed Tuesday’s alleged hostage situation at the Palazzo Westwood apartment complex on Tiverton Avenue. Read more...
