The University of California came out this week in support of a bill that would allow undocumented students to access student loans for the first time. Read more...
Photo: State Senator Ricardo Lara presented a bill that would provide loans to undocumented students in California for the first time. University of California President Janet Napolitano was also at the capitol to voice the UC’s support of the bill. (Courtesy of Sacaramento Bee/Paul Kitagaki)
Even after UCLA was publicly exposed and criticized for approving lavish travel and entertainment expenses by its top academic officials, the university continued to approve luxury accommodations for two of its biggest spenders, newly released records show. Read more...
Members of the UCLA Academic Senate unanimously voted Thursday to establish an Afro-American studies department and dismantle the current interdepartmental program, despite financial concerns about the transition. Read more...
Jodutt Basrawi's family in Syria has to be careful not to discuss the ongoing civil war during on Skype or phone calls with him because they said the government is monitoring them. Read more...
Photo: Nabilah Abdelaal, a third-year biology student, participates in a silent protest to mark the anniversary of the Syrian civil war. (Felicia Ramirez/Daily Bruin staff)
A real estate company that owns buildings in Westwood sued Ike’s Place sandwich shop to evict the restaurant’s owners for failing to pay rent for its location in Westwood Village. Read more...
Photo: The owners of Ike’s Place sandwich restaurant on Westwood Boulevard are being sued for failing to pay rent. (Brandon Choe/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Several Jewish students launched a new UCLA chapter of Jewish Voice for Peace, an organization dedicated to stopping Israeli occupation of Palestinian territories, this week. Students formed the new chapter after the Undergraduate Students Association Council voted down a controversial resolution in February calling for UCLA and the University of California to divest from companies that profit from the Israeli occupation of Gaza and the West Bank. Read more...
The fire that had kindled the push for online education in California public universities is cooling off, following recent remarks by various University of California officials. Read more...
