Tuesday, February 3

USAC passes resolution asserting UCLA must better support parenting students

The Undergraduate Students Association Council passed a resolution alleging UCLA does not adequately support parenting students. The resolution, which was passed Sept. 30, claims UCLA violated California Assembly Bill 79 and Assembly Bill 1326 by not employing a designated California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids liaison to proactively engage with student-parents. Read more...

Photo: A parent Bruin bear adorned in graduation regalia with a baby bear is drawn on a picture of the Undergraduate Students Association Council’s resolution in support of parenting students. The council alleged in the resolution that UCLA does not adequately support students with dependents. (Photo by Leydi Cris Cobo Cordon/Daily Bruin senior staff. Photo Illustration by Polina van Hulsen/Daily Bruin)


USAC backs UAW Local 4811 in UC contract negotiations for better labor conditions

This post was updated Nov. 16 at 9:59 p.m. The Undergraduate Students Association Council expressed support for the student services and advising professionals unit of United Auto Workers Local 4811 in its contract negotiations with the UC. Read more...

Photo: Fragments of USAC’s letter in support of student services and advising professionals are layered over a picture of UAW Local 4811’s April protest against federal funding cuts. The council requested Adriana Galván, the dean of undergraduate education, to deliver its demands to UC President James Milliken. (Photo by Andrew Ramiro Diaz/Photo editor. Design by Erin Brauer/Daily Bruin)


Massage Mondays offers stress relief, prioritizes student wellness

Every other Monday, dozens of students line up around Kerckhoff Hall in anticipation of a chance to unwind. Massage Mondays – an ongoing event hosted by ASUCLA and the Undergraduate Students Association Council’s Student Wellness Commission – provides students the opportunity to receive a free six-minute massage from a licensed massage therapist. Read more...

Photo: Charles E. Young Grand Salon, located in Kerckhoff Hall, is pictured. The salon hosts the student-wellness-oriented event hosted by ASUCLA and USAC. (Michael Gallagher/Assistant Photo editor)



Student organization coalition files amicus brief supporting lawsuit against Trump

This post was updated Nov. 5 at 1:02 a.m. A coalition of 25 student organizations filed an amicus brief Thursday in support of a lawsuit against President Donald Trump that alleged research funding suspensions to UCLA and subsequent settlement demands violated employees’ free speech.  The student organizations – filing under the name Students for Higher Education – said in the brief that the federal government’s “ruinous cuts to federal research funding,” its $1.2 billion settlement demand and attacks on international students obstruct the constitutionally protected free speech of students and faculty members. Read more...

Photo: A copy of the amicus brief filed by Students for Higher Education is pictured in front of Kerckhoff Hall. The coalition of student organizations and five USAC offices filed the brief in support of a UC faculty lawsuit against President Donald Trump, alleging violations of free speech. (Leydi Cris Cobo Cordon/Daily Bruin senior staff)





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