Saturday, March 28

Academic counselors answer one-on-one student questions at drop-in event

Students were able to have their academic planning questions addressed in minutes by counselors Tuesday. The Undergraduate Students Association Council’s Academic Affairs Commission held its first Counselor Speed Dating event at Rolfe Hall, during which students could speak with counselors from different academic counseling offices on campus including from the Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science, the Academic Advancement Program, College Academic Counseling and ASK Peer Counselors. Read more...

Photo: Students received academic counseling at the Counselor Speed Dating event at Rolfe Hall on Tuesday. (Habeba Mostafa/Daily Bruin)


Absence of USAC election board chair leads to debates among council

The undergraduate student government has not appointed an election board chairperson even though its bylaws require it to have done so by now. The Undergraduate Students Association Council bylaws state the council should appoint the election board chair before the first week of fall quarter. Read more...

Photo: The undergraduate student government has not appointed an election board chair although the election code bylaws call for the appointment before the first week of fall quarter. (Emma Skinner/Daily Bruin)



GSA adds free printing for grad students at Biomedical Library

Graduate students will be able to print documents for free at the Biomedical Library starting Monday. All graduate students will be able to print up to 250 pages per quarter for free, said Michael Skiles, president of the Graduate Students Association. Read more...

Photo: Graduate students will be able to print documents for free at the Biomedical Library as part of the Graduate Student Association’s South Campus Printing Initiative to provide a printing option closer to the southern part of campus starting Monday. (Daily Bruin file photo)


USAC Sustain Our Students campaign holds food security event

Students learned about on-campus resources that address food insecurity at a town hall event Thursday. The Undergraduate Students Association Council external vice president’s office held the Food Security Town Hall in Kerckhoff Grand Salon to inform students of resources such as the meal vouchers and Food Closet programs. Read more...

Photo: The undergraduate student government external vice president’s office held the Food Security Town Hall in Kerckhoff Grand Salon, as part of the systemwide Sustain Our Students campaign, to inform students of resources such as the meal vouchers and Food Closet programs. (Grace Zhu/Daily Bruin)


UC to establish new free speech center focused on First Amendment

The University of California announced today it will establish a new free speech center in the UC center in Washington, D.C. The National Center for Free Speech and Civic Engagement, funded by the UC presidential endowment and private philanthropic efforts, will focus on research and advocacy of First Amendment issues. Read more...

Photo: University of California President Janet Napolitano will chair the National Center for Free Speech and Civic Engagement. (MacKenzie Coffman/Daily Bruin)




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