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Higher Education, News, UC

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January 21, 6:01 pm

UC Board of Regents postpones vote on tuition increase following student opposition

The University of California Board of Regents will no longer vote on increasing tuition at its meeting Wednesday. The Board of Regents was set to vote on a tuition increase at its January meeting in response to California Gov. Read more...

Photo: The University of California Board of Regents was initially planning to vote on a tuition increase at its January meeting. However, the vote has been postponed to a later date following student opposition to the lack of advanced notice about the possible tuition hike. (Ashley Kenney/Daily Bruin)

A Closer Look, Campus, News

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January 20, 10:30 pm

Weeklong event aims to promote body positivity while taking on diet culture

Buddy Al-Aydi, a second-year English student, threw his backpack to the side of the Bruin Walk stage and ran up to grab a metal baseball bat. Read more...

Photo: Students smashed bathroom scales with baseball bats as part of the Body Image Task Force’s “I Love My Body Week.” The scale-smashing event was co-hosted by Southern Smash, a group that travels to college campuses across California to foster self-worth by inviting students to smash scales. (Lauren Man/Daily Bruin)

Los Angeles, News, Westwood

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January 19, 12:38 pm

Commission approves synthetic turf field at Westwood Park after months of debate

The Los Angeles Department of Recreation and Parks commissioners unanimously approved a plan Thursday for a new synthetic turf field in Westwood Park. Tommy’s Field, named after Tommy Mark, a local youth soccer player who died in 2018, will replace the open grass area in the park without removing any adjacent tennis courts. Read more...

Photo: The Los Angeles Department of Recreation and Parks commission voted to approve a plan for a synthetic turf field at Westwood Park on Thursday. The move ended a long-running community debate about how and in what way such a field should be built. (Jintak Han/Daily Bruin senior staff)

California, Los Angeles, National, News

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January 18, 7:40 pm

Los Angeles Women’s March draws thousands together in support of women’s rights

For the fourth time, thousands of Angelenos marched through Downtown on Saturday to show their support for women’s rights. In addition to the usual signs, ranging from jokes to swears to female empowerment slogans, the favored promotional materials of many marchers touted their 2020 Democratic presidential picks. Read more...

Photo: Signs with jokes, swears, female empowerment slogans and more floated above the heads of about 30,000 people who attended the fourth annual Women’s March in Downtown Los Angeles. (Christine Kao/Daily Bruin)

Los Angeles, News, Transportation

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January 17, 12:53 am

LA Metro evaluated 4 concepts for transit link between San Fernando Valley, Westside

The Los Angeles Metro approved five teams to compete for a bid to develop a transit project connecting the San Fernando Valley with the Westside. Metro introduced the Sepulveda Transit Corridor Project in 2018 and expects to complete the first phase of the project between 2033 and 2035. Read more...

Photo: The Sepulveda Transit Corridor, a high-capacity transit project, will connect the San Fernando Valley to the Westside and Los Angeles International Airport. LA Metro is currently considering working with five companies who will bid for the chance to build the project. (Tanmay Shankar/Assistant Photo editor)

Campus, News

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January 17, 12:50 am

UCLA environmental organization looks to make sustainability more financially viable

A UCLA student organization wants to help businesses run clean and green. Clean Consulting, a student-led environmental consulting group, examines and suggests ways on-campus and off-campus organizations can be more sustainable. Read more...

Photo: Clean Consulting, a student environmental consulting group founded in 2018, received more than 250 applications during its fall 2019 hiring cycle. The group worked with UCLA during its Zero Wast by 2020 initiative. (Dhruv Singhania/Daily Bruin)


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