Wednesday, May 6


Absence of USAC election board chair leads to debates among council

The undergraduate student government has not appointed an election board chairperson even though its bylaws require it to have done so by now. The Undergraduate Students Association Council bylaws state the council should appoint the election board chair before the first week of fall quarter. Read more...

Photo: The undergraduate student government has not appointed an election board chair although the election code bylaws call for the appointment before the first week of fall quarter. (Emma Skinner/Daily Bruin)


Combatants for Peace speakers advocate for Israeli-Palestinian dialogue

This post was updated June 21 at 2:27 p.m. Editor’s note: This post was updated to retroactively remove a source’s last name out of concern for their privacy and safety. Read more...

Photo: Mohamed Owedah, a Palestinian Combatants for Peace member, and Galia Galili, an Israeli Combatants for Peace member, shared their experiences living in the conflict zone and from their time in CFP. (Michael Zshornack/Photo editor)



Computer science department appoints new chair

The computer science department appointed a new chair Wednesday to expand the size of the department and strengthen its connections with other parts of campus. Adnan Darwiche, a professor of computer science, will begin serving a five-year term as department chair on Nov. Read more...

Photo: Adnan Darwiche will serve as chair for the computer science department for the next five years, and will help in expanding the department size and strengthen its connection with the David Geffen School of Medicine. (Courtesy of UCLA Newsroom)



UC files motion to keep DACA operational during lawsuit review

The University of California and other groups suing President Donald Trump’s administration for ending Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals jointly filed a motion Wednesday asking a federal judge to keep the program operating while their lawsuits are being reviewed. Read more...

Photo: The University of California and other groups have asked a federal judge to keep Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals operational until a final court ruling on the program.