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Olympic Hall is pictured. UCPD is investigating an alleged sexual battery that occurred in a dorm room Monday. (Crystal Tompkins/Daily Bruin senior staff)

UCPD investigating alleged sexual battery in Olympic Hall dorm room

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UCPD is investigating an alleged sexual battery in Olympic Hall that occurred Monday. The incident occurred inside the victim’s dorm room at midnight Monday, according to a Thursday UCPD Clery Timely Warning.



UC reaches tentative agreement with CIR-SEIU after almost a year of negotiations

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A union representing more than 6,400 UC resident physicians and fellows reached a tentative agreement with the University on Wednesday. The Committee of Interns and Residents, a local affiliate of the Service Employees International Union, began contract negotiations with the University in August, according to a Thursday UC Office of the President press release.


Gov. Gavin Newsom appoints podcaster Scott Galloway to UC Board of Regents

The California State Capitol is pictured. Gov. Gavin Newsom appointed podcaster and professor Scott Galloway to the UC Board of Regents on Wednesday. (Edward Ho/Daily Bruin)
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Gov. Gavin Newsom appointed podcaster Scott Galloway to the UC Board of Regents on Wednesday. Galloway – who hosts The Prof G Pod, a tech-focused podcast with up to 100,000 monthly listeners – must receive confirmation from the state Senate before serving on the 26-member board.


Amid budget deficit, political science department cuts TAs, shrinks course capacities

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UCLA’s political science department cut teaching assistant and reader positions in response to a budget deficit, faculty said. Each teaching assistant position cut by the department reduces enrollment capacity in political science courses by roughly 60 students, said Margaret Peters, political science professor and vice chair for graduate studies.


Opinion: Increasing AI funding is not the solution UCLA students need


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Trump’s DEI crackdown: How federal pressure influences the UC, UCLA

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Since the start of his second term, President Donald Trump has cracked down on diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives from the halls of federal government agencies to K-12 schools.

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Academic student workers and graduate student researchers represented by the United Auto Workers union recently ended a nearly six-week strike in which they called for better working conditions and equitable wages. The contract stipulates pay increases for all workers – for some, pay increases of up to 80% – as well as anti-harassment policies and increased childcare support. However, the negotiations have struck controversy among some UAW members dissatisfied with the results of the contract. What are your thoughts on this issue? Submit View results without voting »