Tuesday, February 3

UC Regents amend, renew progressive tuition increases for new students

This post was updated Nov. 20 at 11:47 p.m. The UC Board of Regents approved tuition raises for future students Wednesday following opposition from students across the UC system.  The Tuition Stability Plan – which was first developed under former UC President Michael Drake – was approved by the UC Board of Regents in July 2021. Read more...

Photo: Students protest outside the Luskin Conference Center on Wednesday morning. The students called on the UC Board of Regents – which is meeting Tuesday to Thursday at UCLA – to reject tuition increases, which the Board approved outside the Meyer and Renee Luskin Conference Center Wednesday afternoon. (Izzy Greig/Daily Bruin)


Student organizations protest to support striking workers

This post was updated Nov. 18 at 10:51 p.m. About 150 protesters representing multiple student organizations marched across campus Tuesday to support striking workers and condemn proposed tuition hikes. Read more...

Photo: Protesters walk down Janss Steps Tuesday afternoon. About 150 demonstrators representing multiple student organizations marched across campus Tuesday to support striking workers. (Andrew Ramiro Diaz/Photo editor)


Judge rules lawsuit against UC Regents for encampment sweep can proceed

This post was updated Nov. 11 at 11:22 p.m. A judge ruled Nov. 4 that a lawsuit alleging that the UC violated free speech rights while clearing the spring 2024 Palestine solidarity encampment could move forward. Read more...

Photo: Graeme Blair, a professor of political science and member of Faculty for Justice in Palestine at UCLA, speaks at an October 2024 press conference announcing a lawsuit against the UC. A judge ruled Nov. 4 that the lawsuit, originally filed over one year ago, would be allowed to proceed. (Aidan Sun/Assistant Photo editor)


UCLA faculty rally against Trump administration’s settlement demands

The UCLA Faculty Association called on UCLA to preserve academic freedom at a Monday rally following the release of the Trump administration’s settlement demands. Around 40 people attended the noon rally at the bottom of Janss Steps, where professors and doctors gave speeches condemning the Trump administration’s proposed settlement terms publicized Friday. Read more...

Photo: Robin D.G. Kelley, a distinguished professor in U.S. History, speaks at a Monday rally. Professors and doctors gave speeches condemning the Trump administration’s proposed settlement terms publicized Friday. (Andrew Ramiro Diaz/Photo editor)


Q&A: UC Student Regent Miguel Craven outlines goals for his upcoming tenure

Miguel Craven, the 2026-27 UC student regent, spoke with national news and higher education editor Josephine Murphy to discuss Craven’s background and goals for his tenure. Read more...

Photo: Miguel Craven is pictured. Craven, the 2026-27 UC student regent, spoke with national news and higher education editor Josephine Murphy to discuss Craven’s background and goals for his tenure. (Zimo Li/Daily Bruin senior staff)


UC Regents approves additional $2 million allocation to emergency power system

This post was updated Sept. 22 at 2:20 p.m. A UC Board of Regents committee voted unanimously Wednesday to recommend allocating an additional $2 million to replace an outdated UCLA emergency power system.  The project, first approved in 2020, will upgrade the emergency power system for the Center for Health Sciences and its adjacent buildings to ensure that research, clinical activities and safety remain protected in case of a power outage. Read more...


UC Regent Jay Sures required to pay legal fees for pro-Palestine UCLA student

This post was updated Aug. 24 at 7:41 p.m. A court ruled Thursday that UC Regent Jay Sures must pay $150,624 of graduate student Dylan Kupsh’s legal fees after Sures unsuccessfully attempted to file a restraining order against him.  Kupsh – along with around 50 other pro-Palestine protesters – demonstrated outside Sures’ Brentwood home in February, calling him “responsible for protecting UC investments in genocide and weapons manufacturing.” Lawyers representing Sures initially alleged that Kupsh was a “ringleader” among the protesters, but were unable to prove the claim in court. Read more...

Photo: Dylan Kupsh, a UCLA graduate student (left), and another pro-Palestine activist (right) speak to Kupsh’s supporters outside the Los Angeles Metropolitan Courthouse. A court ruled Thursday that UC Regent Jay Sures must pay $150,624 of Kupsh’s legal fees after Sures unsuccessfully attempted to file a restraining order against Kupsh following his participation in a pro-Palestine protest outside Sures’ home. (Maggie Konecky/Daily Bruin senior staff)