This post was updated April 14 at 1:09 p.m. The Graduate Students Association election results were announced Wednesday. Nine candidates ran for four positions – president, vice president of external affairs, vice president of internal affairs and vice president of academic affairs. Read more...
Photo: Kerckhoff Hall (pictured) houses the Graduate Students Association. The graduate student body elected its 2022-2023 officers. (Sakshi Joglekar/Assistant Photo editor)
This post was updated April 13 at 11:53 p.m. Undergraduate students will vote on 23 candidates for office and one referendum for the spring 2022 Undergraduate Students Association Council elections. Read more...
Photo: There are 23 candidates running for the spring 2022 Undergraduate Students Association Council election office, as well as one referendum. The candidates from left to right: (row one) Ana Majer, Eliana Judith Sisman, Carl King Jr., Juan Flores, Divine Johnson, Mukul Kumar; (row two) Kian Kohanteb, Angelina Quint, Hansika Nath, Phoebe Chiu, Nunu White, Giovanna Boffa; (row three) Alicia Verdugo, Naomi Hammonds, Dakota Edison, Alexis Molden, Sara Broukhim, Moises Hernandez; (row four) My-Lan Le, Jeffry Umaña Muñoz, Aaron Yamin, Daniela Cortez, Teddy Moreno. (Courtesy of USAC candidates and USA Elections Board)
This post was updated April 6 at 11:59 p.m. Many dining staff protested outside Bruin Plate on Wednesday holding signs that read “Union Jobs Now,” “Safe Staffing Now” and “No Contracting Out.” The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Local 3299 is one of the University of California’s largest employee unions, representing more than 27,000 workers including custodians, dining hall staff, patient care technical workers, skilled craft workers and other service positions. Read more...
Photo: Dining staff from the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Local 3299 union protested outside of Bruin Plate on Wednesday against staffing shortages, poor working conditions and outsourcing of jobs to contractors. (Daily Bruin file photo)
UCLA will host an in-person commencement for the class of 2020 this spring. The outdoor ceremony will be held June 12 and include alumni from the College of Letters and Science, International Institute, Herb Alpert School of Music, UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science, School of Nursing, and School of Theater, Film and Television. Read more...
Photo: The university is hosting an in-person commencement for class of 2020 alumni this spring. (Sakshi Joglekar/Assistant Photo editor)
Editor’s note: The following article contains discussions of suicide, which may be disturbing to some readers. A mental health advocacy club and its national parent organization co-hosted a suicide awareness exhibit in Wilson Plaza on Wednesday. Read more...
Photo: A suicide awareness exhibit on campus Wednesday featured hundreds of backpacks laid across Wilson Plaza. Passersby at the event were handed flyers by event organizers who discussed the impact of student suicide with them. (Justin Jung/Daily Bruin senior staff)
UCLA administrators further discussed the eased COVID-19 masking and testing requirements during a virtual town hall Tuesday. On March 11, UCLA announced that from April 11 onward, students, faculty and staff who are up to date on their vaccinations will no longer need to mask indoors or test weekly. Read more...
Photo: UCLA students walk on Bruin Walk, returning to in-person classes at the start of the quarter for the first time since fall 2021. UCLA held a town hall Tuesday to review safety protocols for the spring quarter, including details about masking, COVID-19 testing and learning accommodations. (David Rimer/Assistant Photo editor)
This post was updated March 27 at 11:30 p.m. UCLA will provide free menstrual products in bathrooms across campus, becoming the first University of California campus to do so. Read more...
Photo: Boxes of tampons sit on a shelf inside a store. UCLA will begin providing complimentary menstrual products in campus bathrooms April 4, ahead of the date set by a new California law. (Daily Bruin file photo)
