Thursday, July 9

UC Berkeley undergraduate transfer student appointed as 2021-2022 student regent

The University of California Board of Regents appointed a UC Berkeley undergraduate as the 2021-2022 student regent at its meeting Wednesday. Alexis Zaragoza, a rising fifth-year transfer geography student, will serve as student regent-designate for the upcoming 2020-2021 academic year. Read more...

Photo: The University of California Board of Regents unanimously approved the appointment of Alexis Zaragoza as the 47th student regent at its meeting Wednesday. (Screen capture by Kanishka Mehra/Photo editor)


ASUCLA faces lost revenue from pandemic, receives government loan

Associated Students UCLA received a $4.7 million loan from the federal government, but still faces millions of dollars in lost revenue due to the COVID-19 pandemic, ASUCLA executives said. Read more...

Photo: ASUCLA is under financial pressure despite loans received under the Paycheck Protection Program from the federal government. (Liz Ketcham/Daily Bruin senior staff)


UCLA Health ranked first in California and LA, fourth nationwide by annual report

UCLA Health was ranked first in California and fourth nationwide in the U.S. News & World Report rankings released Tuesday. The UCLA Health campuses in Westwood and Santa Monica maintained their number one rank for the second consecutive year in California and in Los Angeles in the annual ranking report. Read more...

Photo: UCLA Health campuses ranked first in both California and Los Angeles for the second consecutive year. UCLA Health also ranked fourth nationwide according to the U.S. News & World Report, rising from the sixth spot in last year’s rankings. (Daily Bruin file photo)


Former UCLA coach pleads guilty to accepting bribes in college admissions scandal

A former UCLA men’s soccer coach pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit racketeering, according to a press release from the U.S. attorney’s office on Monday. Jorge Salcedo became the sixth former collegiate coach to plead guilty in the Varsity Blues college admissions scandal, in which parents paid bribes to have their children admitted to elite U.S. Read more...

Photo: Former UCLA soccer coach Jorge Salcedo pleaded guilty to accepting bribes from parents to admit two students as soccer recruits, according to a press release Monday. (Liz Ketcham/Daily Bruin senior staff)


After 20 years of business in Ackerman Union, Campus Cuts is closing its doors

Campus Cuts, a barbershop on campus, will close after 20 years of business in Ackerman Union. UCLA’s lease with Campus Cuts expired March 31 and was not renewed, said Michelle Moyer, the director of business affairs and compliance for Associated Students UCLA, in an emailed statement. Read more...

Photo: UCLA cut the campus barbershop Campus Cuts after 20 years of business in Ackerman Union.(Daily Bruin file photo)


National leaders discuss how people of color can create political change in webinar

Communities of color must build coalitions and participate in the democratic process to improve representation in political offices and increase electoral impact, said Black and Latino leaders at a webinar Wednesday. Read more...

Photo: Black and Latino leaders discuss political participation and representation of communities of color at a webinar hosted by the UCLA Latino Policy and Politics Initiative. (Marilyn Chavez-Martinez/Daily Bruin senior staff)


UCLA assigns default financial aid housing status to some students without notice

UCLA gave some financial aid recipients a default housing status without notice, which could decrease their financial aid award by up to $9,055. The Financial Aid and Scholarships office gave some students commuter/remote learning status if it could not verify their housing status, said UCLA spokesperson Ricardo Vazquez in an email statement. Read more...

Photo: UCLA made a change to some students’ financial aid housing statuses, which could decrease their financial aid awards. (Daily Bruin file photo)