A May Reddit post showing a dumpster bin filled with books, allegedly behind Olympic and Centennial residential halls, sparked outrage and confusion among students. The post to UCLA’s subreddit with the image, entitled “UCLA IS TRASHING THOUSANDS OF BOOKS,” received about 250 “upvotes” and over 60 comments. Read more...
Photo: A May reddit post showing a dumpster filled with books sparked confusion among UCLA students. (Helen Sanders/Daily Bruin staff)
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)
This post was updated Aug. 24 at 7:45 p.m. The Trump administration must restore over a third of the research grants it froze from UCLA, a federal judge ordered Tuesday. Read more...
Photo: Royce Hall is pictured. A federal judge ruled Tuesday that the Trump administration must restore over a third of the grants it froze from UCLA. (Daily Bruin file photo)
This post was updated Aug. 24 at 7:36 p.m. The federal government is seeking $1 billion from UCLA to restore the university’s research funding. The Trump administration suspended $584 million in grants to UCLA last week from the National Science Foundation, National Institutes of Health and U.S. Read more...
Photo: A researcher works in a UCLA lab. The federal government is seeking $1 billion from UCLA to restore the university’s frozen research funding. (Daily Bruin file photo)
A district court judge ordered the Trump administration to explain its suspension of National Science Foundation grants to UCLA at a hearing Aug. 12. California district court judge Rita F. Read more...
Photo: California District Court Judge Rita F. Lin’s order, which said the Trump administration must explain its suspension of National Science Foundation grants to UCLA at a hearing Aug. 12, is pictured. (Zimo Li/Daily Bruin senior staff)
The UC has agreed “to engage in dialogue with the federal administration” about its $584 million cut in research grants to UCLA, according to Wednesday statements from UC and UCLA administrators. Read more...
Photo: A lab at UCLA is pictured. The UC has agreed “to engage in dialogue with the federal administration” about its $584 million cut in research grants to UCLA, according to Wednesday statements from UC and UCLA administrators. (Libby Li/Daily Bruin)
This post was updated Aug. 8 at 3:39 p.m. A California Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday that a UC policy barring undocumented students from holding on-campus jobs is unlawfully discriminatory. Read more...
Photo: A picket sign for the “Opportunity for All” movement – which advocates for undocumented students to be able to hold on-campus jobs at universities – is pictured. A California Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday that a UC policy barring undocumented students from holding on-campus jobs is unlawfully discriminatory. (Daily Bruin file photo)
