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Campus, News, UC

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May 18, 6:39 pm

Protesters outside UC Regents meeting call for weapons manufacturer divestment

This post was updated May 19 at 1:51 p.m. A University of California coalition rallied outside the UC Board of Regents meeting Tuesday to call for divestment from companies involved with weapons manufacturing.  UC Divest, a coalition of organizations committed to ideas such as anti-imperialism, anti-colonialism and anti-war, began protesting at 8:30 a.m. Read more...

Photo: Protesters rallied outside of the Meyer and Renee Luskin Conference Center on Tuesday. The University of California Divest coalition called upon the UC to divest from companies involved with weapons manufacturing. (Victoria Li/Daily Bruin senior staff)

Campus, News, Student Government

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May 18, 2:09 pm

USAC recap – March 8

The Undergraduate Students Association Council discussed two resolutions calling on UCLA administration to reinstate the mask mandate and to terminate the existence of Greek life. The council is the official student government representing the undergraduate student body at UCLA. Read more...

Photo: Kerckhoff Hall (pictured) houses the Undergraduate Students Association Council offices. The council discussed mask mandates and Greek life at its March 8 meeting. (Ashley Kenney/Photo editor)

A Closer Look, News

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May 16, 6:47 pm

Newly admitted transfer students meet, traverse campus at mingling event

This post was updated May 21 at 10:36 p.m. Hundreds of prospective transfer students and their families gathered at Kerckhoff patio to meet possible future peers and administrators Friday. Read more...

Photo: Prospective transfer students receive UCLA merchandise at the entrance booth for the New Admit Transfer Mingle. Hundreds of transfer students and their families gathered at Kerckhoff patio Friday. (Sandra Ocampo/Daily Bruin)

Higher Education, News, Science & Health

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May 16, 4:16 pm

Study associates affirmative action bans with decreases in medical school diversity

State bans on affirmative action are associated with striking declines in racial and ethnic diversity in public medical schools, according to a recent UCLA-led study. The study examined the percentage of students from underrepresented backgrounds in United States public medical schools between 1985 and 2019 and found there was a decrease in the percentage of Black, Hispanic, American Indian or Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander students. Read more...

Photo: The David Geffen School of Medicine (pictured) is one of the central medical complexes at UCLA. (Daily Bruin file photo)

Higher Education, News, UC

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May 15, 11:49 pm

UC community speaks on implications of AAPI label for Pacific Islander communities

This post was updated May 17 at 8:23 p.m. The broadness of the Asian American and Pacific Islander label conceals the unique struggles and needs of students navigating higher education – including those in the University of California system – students and faculty said. Read more...

Photo: Royce Hall, one of the central buildings of UCLA’s campus, is pictured. Students and faculty brought up their frustrations with the lack of emphasis on Pacific Islander communities’ separate education needs. (Sakshi Joglekar/Assistant Photo editor)


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