“Activism is in the DNA, as Kendrick would say,” says Dr. Mary Corey, a senior lecturer of history at UCLA. In the 1960s, Corey attended UCLA for her undergraduate studies and became involved in the wave of political activism that erupted during that period. Read more...
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State and local leaders announced Monday a bill that would ban polystyrene food containers, such as styrofoam cups, in California by 2020. State Sen. Ben Allen, whose district includes UCLA, introduced Senate Bill 705, or the Ocean Pollution Reduction Act, at the Meyer and Renee Luskin Conference Center. Read more...
Photo: State Sen. Ben Allen urged for the passage of Senate Bill 705 at UCLA Monday. The bill, also called the Ocean Pollution Reduction Act, would ban polystyrene food containers in California by 2020. (Laura Uzes/Daily Bruin)
UCLA students and professors said they think the United States’ recent deployment of a missile system in South Korea in response to North Korean weapons tests raised tensions between the countries. Read more...
California state legislators are considering proposing legislation making it illegal to interfere with a state auditor investigation. Assembly members Al Muratsuchi, who represents part of Los Angeles’ South Bay region, and Phil Ting, who represents parts of western San Francisco and northern San Mateo County, announced the potential legislation Tuesday. Read more...
Los Angeles and Mexican business and political leaders discussed trade and collaboration between the two jurisdictions at a Friday forum held at UCLA. The Los Angeles Business Council organized the inaugural LABC Mexico and Los Angeles Economic Forum to discuss how recent political events could impact the business opportunities stemming from Los Angeles and Mexico’s long-standing economic ties. Read more...
Photo: Stuart Gabriel (left), chair of Arden Realty, Inc. and professor of finance at the UCLA Anderson School of Management, and Carlos García de Alba (Right), consul general of Mexico in Los Angeles, discussed the economic relationship between Los Angeles and Mexico. (Angelina Ruiz/Daily Bruin)
French students at UCLA may live more than 5,000 miles away from their country, but many still find themselves invested in the events of the French presidential election. Read more...
Activists for undocumented students and workers temporarily disrupted an education symposium focused on immigration Saturday morning. About 10 protesters, wearing white and bearing the word “sanctuary” written on parts of their bodies, shouted over Chancellor Gene Block as he tried to deliver his welcome speech to teachers, principals and other school administrators at the Educational Leadership Program symposium, “Moving Forward in Education: Responding to the Challenges of the Next Four Years.” “Emails, emails, you’re on top, sanctuary now or we won’t stop,” the protesters chanted. Read more...
Photo: Activists calling on UCLA to adopt sanctuary policies sang in solidarity with undocumented immigrants outside an educational leadership symposium discussing the impact President Donald Trump’s immigration policies will have on immigration and education. (Axel Lopez/Daily Bruin)
