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January 25, 3:26 pm

UC rejects plan to hire undocumented students, halts consideration for a year

This post was updated Jan. 25 at 10:00 p.m. The UC Board of Regents shelved a first-in-the-nation proposal Thursday to establish on-campus job opportunities for thousands of students throughout the state without legal immigration status.  In his initial remarks, UC President Michael Drake said the plan was not viable, citing potential legal ramifications and risks that the program could present for undocumented students and University officials, including deportation or civil penalties. Read more...

Photo: Students marching on campus in November in favor of Opportunity for All, a campaign to open up on-campus job opportunities to students without legal status, are pictured. The UC Board of Regents rejected the effort Thursday. (Brandon Morquecho/Assistant Photo editor)

Higher Education, News, UC

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January 23, 2:13 pm

Students launch hunger strike, pressure UC Regents to hire undocumented students

This post was updated Jan. 23 at 11:50 p.m.  Over a dozen student activists from across the UC system launched a hunger strike Tuesday, hoping to pressure the UC Board of Regents to follow through on its promises to open on-campus employment opportunities for the University’s nearly 4,000 students without legal status.  The escalation is the latest development in the “Opportunity for All” campaign backed by progressive legal scholars and undocumented student organizers, which was launched in October 2022 at UCLA. Read more...

Photo: Undocumented students protest the UC Regents at UC San Francisco. The students, representing the “Opportunity for All” campaign, launched a hunger strike on Tuesday calling on the regents to allow students without legal status to apply for on-campus jobs. (Courtesy of Hayley Burgess)

A Closer Look, Campus, News, UC

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January 19, 6:32 pm

UC Divest Coalition at UCLA leads ‘Hands Off Yemen’ protest on campus

Nearly 100 people gathered Friday afternoon to call on the UC to divest from weapons manufacturing and condemn recent airstrikes in Yemen.  The protest – organized by UC Divest Coalition at UCLA – began at 2 p.m. Read more...

Photo: Protestors listen to a speech during a rally held in the Court of Sciences on Friday. The rally was held to condemn the United States and United Kingdom for airstrikes on Yemen. (Shane Yu/Daily Bruin staff)

A Closer Look, Higher Education, News, UC

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January 17, 10:56 pm

UC Board of Regents opens 2025-2026 student regent application

The UC Board of Regents opened its application to become the 2025-2026 student regent. The selected student regent will serve next year for a one-year, nonvoting term as regent-designate, which is followed by a one-year, full-voting term through 2026. Read more...

Photo: The Meyer and Renee Luskin Conference Center is pictured. The UC Board of Regents opened the application to become the 2025-2026 student regent. (Daily Bruin file photo)

News, Transportation, UC

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January 16, 1:23 am

UCLA community suggests potential changes to parking payment options

Community members have called for an expansion of UCLA’s daily parking program, citing environmental and congestion reasons. UCLA currently offers students a long-term quarterly parking option, where students pay $302.28 for an allocated spot, and an option to buy daily parking permits. Read more...

Photo: A UCLA parking garage is pictured. Community members have called for a different approach to UCLA’s parking system by looking at different universities’ policies. (Daily Bruin file photo)

Higher Education, National, News, UC

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December 4, 7:31 pm

Students, faculty discuss 19-1 student-faculty ratio

U.S. News & World Report listed UCLA’s student-faculty ratio at 19-1, a ratio far higher than some private universities in California. The September report found that although UCLA is in a similar range to other UC campuses, it still differs significantly in comparison to other top-ranked universities such as the University of Southern California and Stanford, which have student-faculty ratios of 9-1 and 6-1, respectively. Read more...

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December 1, 7:00 pm

UC Board of Regents fails to meet deadline for undocumented employment policy plan

This post was updated Dec. 3 at 10:11 p.m. The UC Board of Regents failed to meet a self-imposed deadline Thursday to announce a potential pathway that would allow thousands of undocumented students to apply for on-campus jobs. Read more...

Photo: Supporters of the Opportunity for All campaign rally outside of Powell Library in November. (Brandon Morquecho/Assistant Photo editor)


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