The Graduate Students Association is the voice of graduate students on campus. The association meets for forum every three weeks and takes positions on current issues affecting graduate students. Read more...
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January 23, 9:46 pm
GSA recap – Jan. 22
News, UC
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January 23, 12:48 am
UC labor union endorses Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders
A University of California labor union has pledged its support for Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders, according to a Tuesday press release. University Professional and Technical Employees-Communications Workers of America 9119 announced its support for Sanders following nine days of voting on the endorsement. Read more...
Photo: University Professional and Technical Employees-Communications Workers of America 9119, a University of California labor union, endorsed Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders for president, according to a Tuesday press release. Sanders participated in an UPTE-CWA 9119 strike in March. (Jintak Han/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Campus, News
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January 23, 12:45 am
USAC works with admin to implement more accessible gender-inclusive housing option
Students can now opt in for gender-inclusive housing, a housing option for students to room with people who do not share the same gender, directly in the housing application. Read more...
Photo: Students can now opt in for gender-inclusive housing options on the university housing application without having to submit an additional form. This change comes after months of discussion between housing administrators and student government officials. (Liz Ketcham/Photo editor)
Campus, News, Science & Health
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January 23, 12:40 am
New institute explores implications of modern technology on public policy
A new UCLA institute will investigate how new technologies impact society and public policy. The UCLA School of Law and the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering will work together in the new UCLA Institute for Technology, Law and Policy to determine how emerging technologies, such as artificial intelligence, require changes in law and propose solutions to issues stemming from their usage. Read more...
Photo: Richard Re (left), a law professor, and John Villasenor (right), an electrical engineering professor, will be the co-directors of the recently established UCLA Institute for Technology, Law and Policy. The institute will be an intercampus collaboration between the UCLA School of Law and the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering. (Courtesy of UCLA School of Law and Matthew Chin/UCLA)
Los Angeles, News, Transportation
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January 23, 12:28 am
Metro on road to better bus system, utilizing community input in redesign plan
Los Angeles Metro aims to update its bus network and service for the first time in decades by December. The bus system, which carries 70% of all Metro transit riders in LA, was last updated 25 years ago. Read more...
Photo: Metro is planning to update its bus network and service by December and will continue to seek out community feedback to inform its changes. This will be the first time in 25 years that Metro has updated its network. (Daily Bruin file photo)
News, Student Government
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January 22, 11:43 pm
USAC recap – Jan. 21
The Undergraduate Students Association Council is the official student government representing the undergraduate student body at UCLA. Council meetings take place every Tuesday at 7 p.m. Read more...
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January 22, 9:13 pm
Union AFSCME Local 3299 reaches tentative agreement with UC
University of California service workers reached a tentative agreement with the University after over two years of negotiations. Service workers and university administrators in American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Local 3299, an employee union that represents over 25,000 service and patient care employees in the UC, reached the tentative four-year agreement late Tuesday night. Read more...
Photo: Service workers in American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Local 3299 reached a tentative agreement with the University of California late Tuesday night. The union, which still has yet to ratify the agreement, went on strike six times in the last two years. (Daily Bruin file photo)