The Undergraduate Students Association Council passed a resolution calling on the UC to end its ban on student governments boycotting Israel and approved letters to Chancellor Julio Frenk and Gov. Read more...
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August 20, 7:10 pm
Vanessa González-Siegel cultivates inclusive spaces, support for LGBTQ+ students
This post was updated Aug. 31 at 9:58 p.m. Vanessa Aviva González-Siegel, a transgender woman, could not obtain hormone replacement therapy when she first asked as an undergraduate student. Read more...
Photo: Vanessa Aviva González-Siegel sits in her office. González-Siegel, the director of UCLA’s LGBTQ Campus Resource Center, ensures support for students remains consistent amid changes in government and UC-wide policy. (Amanda Velasco/Daily Bruin senior staff)
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August 20, 1:31 pm
UCLA pauses new faculty hiring, will consolidate IT teams following funding cuts
This post was updated Aug. 23 at 5:37 p.m. UCLA has paused new faculty hiring and will consolidate campus information technology services following the suspension of federal research funding, two vice chancellors announced Wednesday. Read more...
Photo: Murphy Hall, where UCLA’s administrative offices are housed, is pictured. Two vice chancellors announced in an email Wednesday that the university will pause new faculty hiring and consolidate campus information technology services following the suspension of federal research funding. (Leydi Cris Cobo Cordon/Daily Bruin senior staff)
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August 19, 5:56 pm
Students urge transparency during UC’s efforts to restore federal funding
Students urged the UC to protect its researchers and increase transparency amid federal negotiations to restore UCLA’s frozen research grants. The Trump administration suspended about 800 of UCLA’s research grants from the National Institutes of Health, the National Science Foundation and the United States Department of Energy in late July. Read more...
Photo: Kendy Chen, a fifth-year biochemistry student, works at a lab. Students urged the UC to remain transparent as the federal government seeks a $1 billion settlement from UCLA to restore its research funding. (Courtesy of Arjun Pamidi)
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August 18, 7:07 pm
UCLA library makes room for new books through weeding process, recycling
A May Reddit post showing a dumpster bin filled with books, allegedly behind Olympic and Centennial residential halls, sparked outrage and confusion among students. The post to UCLA’s subreddit with the image, entitled “UCLA IS TRASHING THOUSANDS OF BOOKS,” received about 250 “upvotes” and over 60 comments. Read more...
Photo: A May reddit post showing a dumpster filled with books sparked confusion among UCLA students. (Helen Sanders/Daily Bruin staff)
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August 16, 12:16 am
USAC recap – July 22
This post was updated Aug. 16 at 12:28 a.m. The Undergraduate Students Association Council approved two constitutional bylaw changes, which added appointments to the transfer student and international student representative offices during its July 22 meeting. Read more...
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August 13, 10:12 pm
First-Generation Pre-Law Association aims to uplift underserved students
First-generation Bruins looking to enter the legal field now have a club to call their own. The First-Generation Pre-Law Association was founded in May and has since gained about 100 members, said Brianna Gonzalez Ulloa, the club’s co-president. Read more...
Photo: (Helen Sanders/Daily Bruin staff)