Bruins hoping to experience nature outside Westwood – from Big Sur to Joshua Tree and Yosemite – need look no further than the Backpacking Club at UCLA. Read more...
Photo: Members of the Backpacking Club at UCLA walk through Joshua Tree National Park. (Courtesy of Charlotte Wolf)
The California Supreme Court will soon decide the scope of two education data privacy laws. An appellate court ruled in July that the case J.M. v. Read more...
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A new law will soon ban legacy admissions across California universities. Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill in September banning all California higher education institutions from considering donor status or whether a candidate had a family member attend the institution as part of admissions decisions beginning in September 2025. Read more...
Photo: The University of Southern California is pictured. Gov. Gavin Newsom recently passed a bill banning legacy and donor-preference admissions at all California universities. (Courtesy of Matt Lin)
This post was updated Feb. 17 at 5:30 p.m. Thousands of workers struck against the UC on Wednesday and Thursday. Members of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Local 3299 – which represents patient care, service and skilled craft workers – voted to authorize a strike with 99% support after alleging that the University bargained in bad faith during contract negotiations. Read more...
Photo: Members of AFSCME Local 3299 march through campus. The union went on strike Wednesday and Thursday after alleging the UC has bargained in bad faith. (Izzy Greig/Daily Bruin)
Voters have decided on all propositions on the 2024 California ballot. Californians voted on 10 propositions this year, which included policy changes on state spending, crime, healthcare, housing and the minimum wage. Read more...
Photo: The California state Capitol building is pictured. Californians voted on 10 state propositions Nov. 5 ranging from approving state bonds to climate protections. (Courtesy of Alex Proimos/Wikimedia Commons)
SAN FRANCISCO – The UC Board of Regents heard public comment from community members calling for the University to divest from companies associated with the Israeli military, prevent antisemitism and freeze nonresident tuition. Read more...
Photo: Members of the UC People’s Tribunal for Palestine speak at the Nov. 12 UC Board of Regents Meeting. Members of the public urged the UC to divest from companies associated with the Israeli military, denounced tuition hikes and urged the UC to fund diversity initiatives at the public comment session. (Sam Mulick/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Around 70 people gathered at a watch party in Hollywood on Nov. 5 to show support for Proposition 33, a proposal to expand rent control. Proposition 33, which was rejected by approximately 60% of voters according to the Los Angeles Times, would have repealed the Costa-Hawkins Rental Housing Act of 1995, enabling local governments to expand limits on rental rates for housing. Read more...
Photo: The State Capital in Sacramento is pictured. Voters rejected Proposition 33, a statewide initiative to expand rent control, according to the Los Angeles Times. (Courtesy of Alex Proimos/Wikimedia Commons)
