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...
News, Student Government
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November 21, 11:16 pm
USAC recap – Nov. 21
News, Science & Health
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November 21, 10:53 pm
Campus Queries: How much turkey is contained in premium cat, dog foods?
Campus Queries is a series in which Daily Bruin readers and staff present science-related questions for UCLA professors and experts to answer. Q: How much turkey do dogs and cats eat in a year? Read more...
Photo: (Illustration by Rachel Zhu/Daily Bruin).
Campus, News, Westwood
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November 21, 9:58 pm
Bruin Bike Share membership subscriptions exceed expectations
A program that allows students to rent bikes from stations around UCLA and Westwood exceeded its projected memberships for the year within the first two months of launch. Read more...
Photo: The Bruin Bike Share program had 17 percent more memberships than projected and plans to merge with bike share systems in Santa Monica, West Hollywood and Beverly Hills. (Jacob Preal/Daily Bruin)
Campus, National, News
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November 21, 9:50 pm
GSA leaders oppose new tax bill, claim it will harm graduate students
Graduate student leaders are lobbying against a federal tax bill they say would discourage students from pursuing doctoral degrees. A Republican bill passed by the House of Representatives last week treats graduate students’ waived tuition as taxable income, so graduate students will have to pay taxes on income they do not actually earn. Read more...
Photo: Graduate students may have to pay more taxes following the passage of a House Republican tax bill last week that includes tuition waivers as taxable income. Student leaders said they plan to lobby congressional officials against the Senate version of the bill. (Daily Bruin file photo)
A Closer Look, News
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November 21, 9:19 pm
Alumnus launches social media app to help coordinate in-person plans
A UCLA alumnus created a social media app to help people efficiently make social plans with friends. Arya Ghavami, who graduated from UCLA in 2010, created FOCUS, an iOS app set to launch in early December. Read more...
Photo: Arya Ghavami, a UCLA alumnus who graduated in 2010, created an iOS app called FOCUS to help users make social plans together. (Joe Akira/Daily Bruin)
Campus, News, Student Government
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November 21, 9:03 pm
Thanksgiving services offered to students staying over the break
Students unable to go home for Thanksgiving this year can enjoy a traditional holiday meal on campus. The Undergraduate Students Association Council’s Transfer Student Representative’s office and Academics On The Hill is hosting a Thanksgiving On The Hill program Wednesday through Saturday. Read more...
Photo: (Anh-Vy Pham/Daily Bruin contributor)
Campus, News, Student Government
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November 21, 1:21 am
Program uses crowdfunding to support undocumented students
Johanna Apodaca could not afford to apply for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals status which would have allowed her to work and raise money to help her pay for college. Read more...
Photo: The Undergraduate Students Association Council’s General Representative 1 Nicole Corona Diaz helped launch the #UndocuBruins campaign to fundraise $10,000 to go toward grants for undocumented students. (Eda Gokcebay/Daily Bruin)