This post was updated Sept. 19 at 3:24 p.m. The UC Board of Regents’ Compliance and Audit Committee approved the allocation of drones, tear gas and less-than-lethal weapons to UCPD on Thursday. Read more...
Photo: The UC Board of Regents discusses the allocation of military equipment to UCPD during its September meeting. (Sam Mulick/Daily Bruin senior staff)
This post was updated Sept. 19 at 2:57 p.m. UC employees rallied Thursday to announce the filing of an unfair labor practice charge against the UC for its treatment of faculty during pro-Palestine protests. Read more...
Photo: Faculty rally in support of Palestine in May. Faculty associations across the UC have since alleged that the University has combated employees with unlawful retaliation, in violation of the Higher Education Employee-Employer Act. (Aidan Sun/Assistant Photo editor)
The Undergraduate Students Association Council passed a resolution calling on the UC to rescind its ban of encampments on all of its campuses Tuesday. The resolution, which passed with a 10-1 vote during the council’s final summer meeting, states that USAC will continue to support the demands of the first Palestine solidarity encampment at UCLA, including the divestment of UC funds from companies tied to the Israeli military and an academic boycott of Israeli universities. Read more...
Photo: The first Palestine solidarity encampment in Dickson Plaza is shown. The Undergraduate Students Association Council passed a resolution Tuesday calling on the UC to rescind its ban of such encampments. (Michael Gallagher/Assistant Photo editor)
The Undergraduate Students Association Council held its first meeting of the month Sept. 3. USAC is the official student government representing the undergraduate student body at UCLA. Read more...
UCLA students have tried to keep cool amid a blazing heat wave in Los Angeles. Southern California experienced extreme temperatures for nearly a full week after a heat wave arrived in Los Angeles last Tuesday. Read more...
Photo: Westwood Village is pictured, where temperatures reached as high as 100 degrees over a five day heat wave. (Daily Bruin file photo)
UCLA students shared mixed reactions to Tuesday’s presidential debate. Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump met for their first and potentially only presidential debate Tuesday night, nearly two months since President Joe Biden’s exit from the race. Read more...
Photo: Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump are pictured. The two met for their first and potentially only presidential debate Tuesday night. (Creative Commons photo by Gage Skidmore via Flickr)
A UCLA and Duke University study found that reading high-information local journalism is correlated with support for funding local infrastructure. The study, conducted by Megan Mullin – a professor of public policy at UCLA – and Andrew Trexler – a doctoral candidate at Duke University – illustrates how local news can contribute positively to the health of infrastructure, said Trexler. Read more...
Photo: The Luskin School of Public Affairs is pictured. Megan Mullin, a professor of public policy within the Luskin School, conducted a study in collaboration with a Duke University doctoral candidate that showed detailed journalism is correlated with positive support for local infrastructure. (Daily Bruin file photo)
