Thursday, July 9

Family history project allows students to dig up roots and share stories

Members of the Southeast Asian campus community are digging into their roots. The Roots, or Cội Nguồn, Southeast Asian Family History Project allows students to explore their family trees. Read more...

Photo: Roots, or Cội Nguồn, Southeast Asian Family History Project, aims to provide a means for Southeast Asian students to learn about their familial roots and diversify the Southeast Asian narrative. (Sakshi Joglekar/Daily Bruin)


Students struggle to find housing in Westwood for fall quarter amid pandemic

Limited on-campus housing, difficulty with Westwood’s landlords and high rent payments have upended many UCLA students’ housing plans. Samuel Alsup, a second-year computer science student, said that during his search for an apartment, non-communicative landlords became a significant obstacle. Read more...

Photo: Limited on-campus housing, difficulty with Westwood’s landlords and high rent payments have left many Bruins unsure of their plans for the upcoming school year. (Daily Bruin file photo)



Newsom restricts indoor activities statewide, tightens restrictions for 30 counties

A new statewide order will restrict indoor activities statewide in response to an increase of coronavirus-related hospitalizations.  Certain business sectors must close all indoor activities effective immediately, announced Gov. Read more...

Photo: Gov. Gavin Newsom announced new restrictions on indoor activities for certain business sectors in a press conference Monday. Newsom said the restrictions came in response to an increase in coronavirus-related hospitalizations. (Emily Ng/Daily Bruin)


California will sue Trump administration over changes to SEVP visa guidelines

The state of California will sue the federal government over new regulations that would force international students taking only online classes in the fall to leave the United States, according to a press release from California Attorney General Xavier Becerra Thursday. Read more...

Photo: A visiting UCLA researcher was charged with destroying evidence, the U.S. Department of Justice announced Friday.



UC announces plan to sue federal government in response to recent SEVP regulations

The University of California plans to sue the federal government over new regulations that could require international students to leave the United States. The UC announced Wednesday that they plan to sue the Department of Homeland Security for directing the Immigration and Customs Enforcement to modify their temporary exemptions for the Student and Exchange Visitor Program. Read more...

Photo: The University of California announced plans to sue the Department of Homeland Security for new regulations that will require international students not taking in-person courses in the fall to leave the U.S. (Daily Bruin file photo)