UCLA plans to open new low-cost housing apartments next year for underserved students. The housing project will be open to all students, but UCLA will reserve spaces for students from various groups under the Bruin Resource Center, including undocumented students, veterans and former foster youth, said Monroe Gorden Jr., interim vice chancellor of student affairs, in an interview with the Daily Bruin editorial board. Read more...
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February 5, 9:02 pm
UCLA plans low-cost housing for disadvantaged students
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February 5, 8:41 pm
USAC, Dashew Center discuss creation of international student committee
This post was updated Oct. 7 at 3:37 p.m. UCLA may soon have a campus-wide executive committee to address international student concerns. The Dashew Center and the undergraduate student government Committee of International Relations held the first-ever Dashew Community meeting Friday to discuss how to better identify and address issues foreign students face. Read more...
Photo: Student leaders and administration officials discussed creating a campus-wide committee to address international student issues at a meeting Friday. (Derek Yan/Daily Bruin)
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February 5, 8:41 pm
Assistant professor works with Pueblo tribes to preserve their languages
Erin Debenport works with indigenous tribes in the Rio Grande Valley to help preserve their languages. But she has to keep her work a secret. Debenport, an assistant professor of linguistic and sociocultural anthropology who joined the UCLA faculty in fall 2016, said the tribes she works with are losing their languages because young people are not learning their native language. Read more...
Photo: Erin Debenport, an assistant professor of linguistic and sociocultural anthropology, works with indigenous tribes in the Rio Grande Valley and helps produce dictionaries, databases and curriculum to preserve their languages. (Courtesy of Erin Debenport)
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February 4, 10:27 pm
CAC-hosted panel reflects on problems refugees face, current crisis
Three professors discussed the recent refugee crises and the reasons behind common issues for refugees at a panel Thursday. UCLA Residential Life and WorldFest Series hosted “Where Do We Go? Read more...
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February 4, 9:57 pm
CrossCheck Live event discusses Trump’s actions from legal perspective
Five law professors discussed the constitutionality of President Donald Trump’s recent executive orders at a panel Thursday. The professors participated in the event, “Trumping Democracy,” to discuss and clarify the president’s recent actions. Read more...
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February 3, 12:25 am
Solar charging umbrellas installed on Kerckhoff patio
Students can now charge their cell phones at outdoor charging stations on Kerckhoff patio. Associated Students UCLA worked with the Undergraduate Students Association Council to have five solar umbrellas with USB ports installed Wednesday morning, said USAC Facilities Commissioner Sandra Rhee. Read more...
Photo: The USAC Facilities Commission and ASUCLA added five solar umbrellas with charging stations on Kerckhoff patio Wednesday. (Miriam Bribiesca/Photo editor)
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February 3, 12:12 am
Student shares concern for discrimination against people with disabilities
Jack Payne’s teachers often give him extra time to complete his tests because he has attention deficit disorder, also known as attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. “Every time I tell peers about the advantages I receive for having ADD, such as extra time (on assignments) or (being allowed to use) a computer during an exam … they tell me it’s unfair,” said Payne, a first-year international development studies student. Read more...
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