California state legislators announced a state constitutional amendment Tuesday that aims to restrict the University of California’s autonomy by reducing staff salaries, the length of regents’ terms and the authority of the UC president. Read more...
Photo: The proposed state constitutional amendment would change UC Board of Regents members’ term limits to four years instead of the 12 they currently serve. (Amy Dixon/Assistant Photo editor)
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...
This post was updated May 23 at 4:19 p.m. Students and Westwood community members won an election to create a new neighborhood council in Westwood, according to a preliminary vote tally Wednesday. Read more...
Photo: Westwood Forward, a coalition of homeowners, business owners and student leaders, such as Graduate Students Association President Michael Skiles, won the election to subdivide the Westwood Neighborhood Council. (Jacob Preal/Daily Bruin senior staff)
The Westwood Neighborhood Council is the city’s official advisor on Westwood politics. In November, students and other Westwood community members announced plans to form a new neighborhood council because they felt the current one did not adequately address their issues. Read more...
This post was updated May 23 at 12:53 p.m. The undergraduate student government voted to order the judicial board to review a petition against the election board at its council meeting Tuesday night. Read more...
Photo: Undergraduate Students Association Council voted to order the judicial board to review a petition against the election board Tuesday. (Axel Lopez/Daily Bruin)
This post was updated May 23 at 12:35 a.m. A new website aims to connect underclassmen who want to declare or switch their majors with upperclassmen mentors. Read more...
Photo: DevX, a club that creates apps and online products geared toward UCLA students, held a soft launch earlier this month for BQuest, a website that links students considering different majors with upperclassmen ambassadors from similar fields of study. (Photo courtesy of Linea Anderson)
UCLA alumni who participated in a hunger strike in 1993 said at an event Tuesday they faced racial and cultural barriers as indigenous students. The Eagle and the Condor Liberation Front, a student-led organization that promotes the unity of indigenous peoples, hosted an event to honor the 14-day sit-in and hunger strike in 1993 that led to the creation of the Chicana/o studies department. Read more...
Photo: The event featured panelists who said they were frustrated that the university administration did not approve student proposals for the creation of a Chicano/a studies department in 1990. (Daniel Leibowitz/Daily Bruin staff)
