Saturday, June 27

USAC divestment resolution draws concerns from Jewish student organizations

Editor’s note: This post was updated to provide retroactive anonymity to a source due to safety concerns. Jewish student organizations raised concerns about transparency and inclusion after the undergraduate student government passed a resolution containing controversial language about Israel. Read more...

Photo: A resolution passed by the Undergraduate Students Association Council on March 2, which called on the University of California to divest from war, was met with concerns about its controversial language about Israel. (Daily Bruin file photo)


Bruins for Change: Students work to make American Sign Language accessible through addition of minor

From Jackie Robinson to Cindy Montañez, many Bruins have historically been on the frontlines in taking initiative for social justice issues. Some Bruins are following in their footsteps, using their voices to make change. Read more...

Photo: Third-year students Abby Irby, Rowan O’Bryan and Molly Vendig are behind the initiative to make American Sign Language a minor at UCLA. (Left to right: Courtesy of Abby Irby, Rowan O’Bryan, Molly Vendig)


Hundreds of women opt out of $73M settlement in James Heaps lawsuit

This post was updated March 17 at 4:32 p.m. Hundreds of women who were allegedly sexually assaulted by a former UCLA gynecologist are opting out of a $73 million class-action settlement that was preliminarily approved by a judge in January. Read more...

Photo: Hundreds are opting out of the $73 million settlement to pursue individual litigation against UCLA and former UCLA OB-GYN James Heaps.(Daily Bruin file photo)




UCLA reopens some libraries, recreation services with limited capacity

After nearly a year of COVID-19 pandemic-related closures, UCLA is beginning to reopen. Some campus facilities, including some libraries, recreation facilities and art studio spaces, have already reopened, while others will reopen by next week, administrators announced in a campuswide email Tuesday. Read more...

Photo: UCLA will reopen some campus facilities, including libraries, starting this week. Most campus facilities have been closed for almost a year. (Kanishka Mehra/Photo editor)


UCLA advises students to refrain from traveling over spring break

UCLA is encouraging students, faculty and staff to limit travel and outings during the upcoming spring break to minimize the spread of COVID-19. People should limit travel unless it is essential, Administrative Vice Chancellor Michael Beck and former Academic Senate Chair Michael Meranze said in a campuswide email Monday. Read more...

Photo: UCLA administrators are discouraging all students, faculty and staff from traveling during spring break to limit the spread of COVID-19. (Kanishka Mehra/Photo editor)



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