Wednesday, March 25

Interfraternity Council policy requires iPad check-in system at chapter events

Students attending fraternity parties must now check in on iPads before they enter the houses. An Interfraternity Council policy mandated that fraternities use iPads to scan BruinCards at the entrances of chapter parties beginning Feb. Read more...

Photo: A new policy mandates fraternities use iPads to scan Bruincards at the entrance of chapter parties beginning Feb. 21 to create a digital guest list for all parities, said Josh Kaplan, the Interfraternity Council President. (Daily Bruin file photo)


Gene Block discusses meeting demand for mental health services, addresses ongoing issues

This post was updated March 29 at 10:38 a.m. Chancellor Gene Block meets with the Daily Bruin Editorial Board every quarter to discuss issues affecting campus and to explain administrative policies. Read more...

Photo: Chancellor Gene Block met with the Daily Bruin March 11 to discuss administrative decisions and issues affecting the campus community. (Amy Dixon/Photo editor)


Fire hydrant breaks next to Anderson School of Management

A fire hydrant broke Saturday afternoon near the UCLA Anderson School of Management, launching water high into the air. Los Angeles Fire Department captain Brian Wall said LAFD responded to the hydrant breakage at 2:23 p.m. Read more...

Photo: A fire hydrant broke near the Anderson School of Management on Saturday. (Liz Ketcham/Assistant Photo editor)


Students, faculty react to newly uncovered UCLA admissions scandal

Nneoma Kanu was not accepted the first time she applied to UCLA. She was a second-year accounting student at College of San Mateo, a community college in Northern California. Read more...

Photo: UCLA men’s soccer coach Jorge Salcedo was among many involved in a bribery scheme that helped students gain admission as student-athletes, according to federal court records released Tuesday. (Amy Dixon/Photo editor)


Meet-and-greet, town hall facilitate conversation between students, UC Regents

Students voiced concerns about funding and inclusivity to the University of California Regents at a meet-and-greet followed by a town hall discussion on UC budgeting. The Undergraduate Students Association Council external vice president’s office held the two events Tuesday at the UCLA Meyer and Renee Luskin Conference Center. Read more...

Photo: The Undergraduate Students Association Council external vice president’s office held a meet-and-greet with the regents and a town hall Tuesday. Aidan Arasasingham, a member of the USAC EVP office and second-year global studies student, planned both events hoping to initiate dialogue between students and UC Regents. (Liz Ketcham/Assistant Photo editor)


Presidential candidate Bernie Sanders to attend union rally at UCLA

Senator and 2020 presidential candidate Bernie Sanders will speak at a union rally at UCLA next week. Sanders will speak at 12 p.m. March 20 at a rally for University Professional and Technical Employees-Communications Workers of America 9119. Read more...

Photo: Sen. Bernie Sanders will speak at a rally for UPTE-CWA 9119, a union representing University of California research and technical workers. The union is striking against privatization in the UC, according to a UPTE press release. (Creative Commons photo by AFGE)


Amid contract negotiations with UC, two employee unions announce they will strike

Two University of California employee unions, representing about 39,000 employees, announced a systemwide strike Friday. University Professional and Technical Employees-Communications Workers of America 9119, which represents about 14,000 research and technical workers in the UC, issued a notice Friday that it will strike March 20. Read more...

Photo: University Professional and Technical Employees-Communications Workers of America 9119, which represents about 14,000 research and technical workers in the UC, issued notice Friday that they will strike on March 20. American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Local 3299, the UC’s largest employee union, also announced Friday it would join the strike in solidarity with UPTE-CWA 9119. (Liz Ketcham/Assistant Photo editor)



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