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UC Regents recap – Jan. 23-25

The UC Board of Regents, the University’s governing body, gathered at San Francisco Mission Bay from Jan. 23 to 25 for its bimonthly meetings. In teleconferenced and in-person sessions, the board discussed UC athletics, student employment opportunities, academic freedom and the state’s proposed budget. Read more...

Photo: UC San Francisco is pictured. The UC Board of Regents discussed the board discussed UC athletics, student employment opportunities, academic freedom and the state’s proposed budget at its January meetings. (Courtesy of Alfred Twu via Wikimedia Commons Courtesy)


LA Times writer David Savage discusses Supreme Court with UCLA law students

The UCLA School of Law’s American Constitution Society hosted a conversation Jan. 24 with a Los Angeles Times staff writer to give students insider information on the United States Supreme Court. Read more...

Photo: David Savage and law professor Adam Winkler are pictured speaking to students at the LA Times’ Jan. 24 event at the UCLA Law School. (Zimo Li/Daily Bruin)



USAC unanimously passes resolution endorsing 100% clean energy at UCLA by 2035

The Undergraduate Students Association Council passed a resolution Dec. 5 endorsing a commitment to 100% clean energy usage in UCLA by 2035. The resolution, which passed unanimously with one abstention, sets a decarbonization target at least 10 years earlier than the current commitment by UCLA. Read more...

Photo: UCLA’s cogeneration plant is pictured. While the plant has reduced the university’s emissions, it still remains a large obstacle in the path to decarbonization. (Daily Bruin file photo)


UCLA admin to end dining hall restriction for overdue fees

This post was updated Feb. 1 at 9:35 p.m. The UCLA administration will stop denying students with overdue housing charges access to dining facilities in the 2024-2025 academic year. Read more...

Photo: Pictured is Epicuria at Covel, a UCLA Dining Hall. The university administration recently announced it would no longer deny students with overdue housing charges access to dining facilities. (Daily Bruin file photo)



UCLA instructors, union leaders talk implications of successful CSU faculty strike

UCLA faculty and union leaders discussed the recent California State University faculty strike, which ended Jan. 22 with a new contract. The California Faculty Association – a labor union representing 29,000 lecturers, professors, counselors, librarians, coaches and other faculty in the CSU – planned a weeklong strike after over half a year of failed negotiations with the CSU to amend previous contracts and raise faculty wages. Read more...

Photo: California State University, Northridge is pictured. Faculty members across all 23 CSU campuses suspended instruction Jan. 22 to call for a 12% raise for all university faculty, as well as increased parental leave and improved working conditions. (Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons)