This post was updated Nov. 7 at 6:17 p.m. Gov. Jerry Brown recently signed a bill into law that will make the first year of community college free for first time students. Read more...
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Campus, News, Student Government
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October 25, 2:54 pm
USAC recap – Oct. 24
The Undergraduate Students Association Council is the official student government representing the undergraduate student body at UCLA. Council meetings take place every week on Tuesday at 7 p.m. Read more...
Campus, News, Student Government
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October 24, 11:13 pm
USAC found in violation of election code amendment procedures
The Undergraduate Students Association Council violated the election code after failing to follow bylaw amendment procedures, according to the UCLA Office of the Campus Counsel. The council violated its constitution and election code when it voted to limit student political group campaign spending this month without first appointing an election board chairperson and not meeting voting requirements. Read more...
Photo: The Undergraduate Student Association Council will vote on whether to update the agenda minutes to reflect that, while the vote was taken, it will not be implemented because it did not meet the adequate amount of votes according to the election code. (Daily Bruin file photo)
News, Science & Health
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October 24, 11:00 pm
HCI event emphasizes health benefits of social interactions
A new campus initiative aims to make students’ and faculty members’ social lives a priority for their health. UCLA’s Healthy Campus Initiative launched Engage Well at a La Kretz Garden Pavilion event Tuesday to promote healthy social relationships and interaction. Read more...
Photo: Healthy Campus Initiative launched Engage Well, a new area of focus that emphasizes building and maintaining social relationships for personal health and well-being. (Nick Kardan/Daily Bruin)
Campus, News, UC
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October 24, 10:55 pm
UCLA student groups advocate for medical center valet workers
UCLA labor- and immigration-justice groups held a town hall meeting Monday night to urge UCLA to create more insourced positions for contract valet workers at the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center. Read more...
Photo: Owen Li, a senior researcher for the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Local 3299, said most of the jobs UCLA is offering to current valet workers are part-time jobs and do not offer enough pay enough to live on. (Marley Maron/Daily Bruin)
Campus, National, News
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October 24, 10:52 pm
Bruin Republicans calls possible event charges unconstitutional
A campus political group is accusing UCLA of suppressing free speech because the university may impose additional security costs for an event the group plans to hold in November. Read more...
Photo: Bruin Republicans has hosted several events in the past featuring conservative speakers. The group is claiming UCLA is stifling its free speech by imposing additional costs on its Ben Shapiro event in November. (Daily Bruin file photo)
A Closer Look, News
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October 24, 9:47 pm
UCLA alumni create app to encourage involvement in local politics
Two UCLA alumni are trying to connect voters with local politics and news through a social media app. Matt Pell and Kai Bryant, who both graduated from UCLA in 2015 with history degrees, are in the final stages of developing The Burg, an app meant to encourage civic participation, inform individuals about local politics and ensure elected officials are accurately representing their localities. Read more...
Photo: UCLA alumni Matt Pell and Kai Bryant launched The Burg to promote participation in local politics. (Michael Zshornack/Photo editor)