The undergraduate student government election board sanctioned several candidates between Friday and Monday. The Undergraduate Students Association Council election board, which oversees spring elections and enforces the election code, investigated 13 complaints and issued a total of six sanctions. Read more...
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May 1, 10:05 pm
Students respond to leaked photo of USAC president making gang symbol
Students expressed concern and outrage over a photograph of the undergraduate student government president that began circulating Sunday on social media. In the photo, Danny Siegel, the Undergraduate Students Association Council president, posed with the hand sign of a primarily African American street gang called the Bloods. Read more...
Photo: A photograph of Danny Siegel, the president of the Undergraduate Students Association Council, displaying a gang symbol began circulating online Sunday. (Jintak Han/Assistant Photo editor)
Campus, News
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May 1, 3:00 pm
Students, staff march in May Day protest outside chancellor’s office
About 30 students and staff marched to Chancellor Gene Block’s office Monday calling for a sanctuary campus and protections for minority students. The Student Labor Advocacy Project organized the walkout and rally as part of the May Day protests happening worldwide, said Parshan Khosravi, a member of SLAP. Read more...
Photo: Protesters rallied in front of Powell Library on Monday calling on UCLA to act on a number of issues, such as sexual harassment, protections for undocumented students and workers’ rights. (Hannah Johnson/Daily Bruin)
Campus, News
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May 1, 1:35 pm
Jocelyn Samuels appointed next executive director of Williams Institute
A former assistant attorney general for civil rights will serve as the next executive director of the Williams Institute, officials announced Monday. Jocelyn Samuels will replace the Williams Institute’s founding executive director, Brad Sears, who held the position for 16 years, July 1. Read more...
Photo: Jocelyn Samuels, a specialist in civil rights law, will replace Brad Sears as executive director of the Williams Institute. (Courtesy of the Williams Institute)
Editorials, Interactive Page, News, Opinion, Student Government
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May 1, 1:07 am
USAC endorsements
Each year, the Daily Bruin Editorial Board interviews every candidate running in the undergraduate student government election, and endorses one candidate for each position based on platform quality, candidate qualifications and vision for the respective office. Read more...
Photo: (William Zou/Assistant Graphics editor)
Campus, News
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May 1, 12:12 am
UCLA police Chief Tony Lee aims to increase engagement with students
As a police officer, Tony Lee said he has been able to make people’s days better. For instance, he once helped find a celebrity’s purse that contained irreplaceable photos and jewelry. Read more...
Photo: UCLA Chief of Police Tony Lee said he hopes to meet regularly with student groups and the UCLA community to solicit their feedback. (Angelina Ruiz/Daily Bruin)
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April 30, 11:56 pm
International migration studies minor to be offered starting fall 2017
Students can now learn about immigrants’ migration across cultural, legal and political borders by taking the new international migration studies minor. The international migration studies minor, approved in fall 2016 by the UCLA Academic Senate, is recruiting its first cohort for fall 2017. Read more...