Students held an open workshop on police brutality Thursday in Dickson Court. About 100 students attended Dialogue: Law Enforcement Power, organized by 47 students of the honors class Chicana/o Studies 166: “Paulo Freire for Chicana/Chicano Classroom.” The event featured a workshop and discussions led by guest speakers, including a former public defender and students. Read more...
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March 13, 5:14 pm
UCLA Chicana/o studies students host event on police brutality
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March 12, 5:09 pm
Westwood Neighborhood Council recap – March 11
The Westwood Neighborhood Council meets monthly to discuss issues pertaining to Westwood Village and the surrounding areas. Discussion Several public commentators expressed their desire to pursue discussions about establishing bike lanes in Westwood Village. Read more...
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March 12, 1:16 am
Honors collegium class students present proposal to ban microbeads
A picture of brightly colored chemical tubes filled with microbeads reminded Jiwei Zhang that he rubbed those small plastic beads in his face for two years during junior high school. Read more...
Photo: Students in Honors 41 hold products in the UCLA Store that include microbeads. (Manvel Kapukchyan/Daily Bruin)
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March 12, 1:13 am
Regents chair, Napolitano condemn anti-Semitism across UC campuses
University of California President Janet Napolitano and UC Board of Regents Chairman Bruce Varner condemned on Wednesday the recent controversial comments about a Jewish student’s appointment by UCLA’s student government and swastikas painted on a Jewish fraternity at UC Davis. Read more...
Photo: (Daily Bruin file photo)
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March 12, 1:11 am
California Legislature to consider several bills affecting UC campuses
The California Legislature is seeing madness in February. Leading up to the Feb. 27 deadline to introduce bills, legislators introduced hundreds of bills to the floors of the California Assembly and the California Senate. Read more...
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March 12, 1:09 am
Student Aid Bill of Rights calls for streamlining loan payment process
President Barack Obama announced the Student Aid Bill of Rights on Tuesday, calling for the creation of a centralized payment information and complaint reporting website to make it easier for students to pay back their federal student loans. Read more...
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March 12, 12:45 am
Gender studies assistant professor dedicates career to social justice
Michelle Erai was sick in bed, wearing her green flannel nightgown and sporting her “Polynesian ‘fro,” when her girlfriend asked her to marry her. Marriage had not been a part of the UCLA assistant gender studies professor’s plan. Read more...
Photo: Assistant gender studies professor, Michelle Erai, said she identified with this photo because it reminds her of the different possibilities she can always pursue. The photo, titled “Salt River, Pima,” was part of a project to encourage creativity in young Native Americans. (Angie Wang/Daily Bruin senior staff)