Saturday, June 21

Student organizations emphasize campus resources for homelessness, food insecurity

There are many resources students experiencing hunger and homelessness may not know about, according to UCLA student and community leaders at a panel Tuesday. The Bruin McKinney Vento Initiative supports the academic success of students experiencing homelessness by providing them with access to basic needs, 580 Cafe helps students find food resources in local communities during the pandemic, and Swipe Out Hunger collects residential Hall meal swipes and donates them to students. Read more...

Photo: There are many resources available for students experiencing food insecurity and homelessness, according to UCLA student and community leaders at a panel Tuesday. (Screen capture by Esther Li/Daily Bruin staff)


UC campuses to recognize preferred name, gender identity on university documents

This post was updated Dec. 6 at 8:53 p.m. Some students are celebrating a new University of California policy that recognizes students’ preferred names and gender identities. Read more...

Photo: Some students are celebrating a new UC policy that recognizes students’ preferred name and gender identity. The policy was announced Nov. 10 and all UC campuses have until the end of 2023 to fully implement it. (Jason Zhu/Daily Bruin senior staff)


UC applicants discuss support for new admissions test but question feasibility

Some high school seniors said the University of California’s plan for a replacement test could be a better way to evaluate students but worry about the test’s feasibility. Read more...

Photo: Some high school students said the plan for a replacement test could be a good way to evaluate students. However, they added that they’re worried about the test’s feasibility. (Liz Ketcham/Daily Bruin senior staff)


UC Regents recap – Nov. 18-19

The University of California Board of Regents, the governing body of the UC, met for its bimonthly meeting Wednesday and Thursday via teleconference. The board discussed transfer students, students with disabilities and basic needs. Read more...

Photo: The UC Board of Regents met for its bimonthly meeting from Wednesday to Thursday. It discussed transfer students, basic needs and students with disabilities. (Ashley Kenney/Assistant Photo editor)


UCSA recap – Nov. 14

This post was updated May 15 at 2:02 p.m. The University of California Student Association is composed of representatives from the UC campuses’ undergraduate and graduate student governments. Read more...

Photo: (Jeremy Chen/Daily Bruin)


UCLA may pay $73M in James Heaps class action settlement

UCLA may have to pay $73 million to past patients of former OB-GYN James Heaps and reform its sexual misconduct procedures under the terms of a class action sexual misconduct settlement. Read more...

Photo: UCLA may have to pay $73 million as part of a settlement of a class action lawsuit. (Kanishka Mehra/Photo editor)


UC can increase diversity despite Proposition 16 failure, according to faculty

UCLA faculty said outreach efforts and financial aid can help the University of California increase diversity among the UC’s student body in light of the failure of Proposition 16 in the 2020 election. Read more...

Photo: With the failure of Proposition 16 in the state, which aimed to allow the use of affirmative action, UCLA faculty said outreach efforts and financial aid can help increase the student body’s diversity. (Photo by Tanmay Shankar/Senior staff. Photo Illustration by Emily Dembinski/Illustrations director)



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