For over a year, the LGBTQ Campus Resource Center has been hosting a creative writing space. This quarter, it has shifted from focusing on specific writing topics to teaching creative writing more broadly. Read more...
Photo: The LGBTQ Campus Resource Center is pictured. The center has hosted a creative writing space since November 2022. (Daily Bruin file photo)
This post was updated Jan. 28 at 11:00 p.m. While people tend to shy away from contagious things, for the Bedari Kindness Institute’s Contagious Kindness Project, they can be something to embrace – maybe in the form of a hug. Read more...
Photo: Pictured is the Luskin School of Public Affairs, which houses the Bedari Kindness Institute. (Daily Bruin file photo)
This post was updated March 29 at 6:01 p.m. UCLA Health has received approval to acquire the 260-bed West Hills Hospital and Medical Center. The proposed expansion was approved by the UC Board of Regents and will help UCLA Health mitigate issues with capacity constraints, said a UCLA Health spokesperson in an emailed statement. Read more...
Photo: A UCLA Health building is pictured. UCLA Health is set to acquire the West Hills Hospital and Medical Center following approval of the proposal from the UC Board of Regents. (Daily Bruin file photo)
The Undergraduate Students Association Council held its third meeting of January on Tuesday. USAC is the official student government representing the undergraduate student body at UCLA. Read more...
Gov. Gavin Newsom announced plans to revise scheduled health care wage increases in his 2024-2025 state budget proposal, which was released Jan. 10. Senate Bill 525, passed in October, established incremental wage increases to gradually phase in a new statewide $25 minimum wage for all health care facilities by June 1, 2028. Read more...
Photo: Pictured is the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center. Gov. Gavin Newsom announced plans to adjust health care wage increases in his 2024-2025 state budget proposal. (Joseph Jimenez/Photo editor)
This post was updated Jan. 25 at 10:00 p.m. The UC Board of Regents shelved a first-in-the-nation proposal Thursday to establish on-campus job opportunities for thousands of students throughout the state without legal immigration status. In his initial remarks, UC President Michael Drake said the plan was not viable, citing potential legal ramifications and risks that the program could present for undocumented students and University officials, including deportation or civil penalties. Read more...
Photo: Students marching on campus in November in favor of Opportunity for All, a campaign to open up on-campus job opportunities to students without legal status, are pictured. The UC Board of Regents rejected the effort Thursday. (Brandon Morquecho/Assistant Photo editor)
This post was updated Jan. 25 at 10:03 p.m. Former UCLA director of library special collections Athena Jackson will be the next Norman and Armena Powell University Librarian, UCLA announced Thursday. Jackson will start in the role March 1, succeeding Virginia Steel – who had occupied the position since 2013, according to an announcement from Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost Darnell Hunt. Read more...
Photo: Powell Library is pictured. Athena Jackson, the former director of library special collections at UCLA, will serve as the next Norman and Armena Powell University Librarian, effective March 1. (Joseph Jimenez/Photo editor)
