Students who have chosen roommates for the 2016-2017 academic year will be able to choose room assignments a week earlier than students who have not. Those in verified roommate groups will be randomly given a sign-up time between Feb. Read more...
Photo: UCLA Housing will now allow students who have planned who their roommates will be to sighn up for housing one week earlier than other students.(Shelby Scoggins/Daily Bruin)
The undergraduate student government will significantly downsize the JazzReggae Festival this spring to account for previous festivals’ financial deficits. The JRF is a festival-style event that features musical performances, food and artwork associated with the jazz and reggae culture. Read more...
Dr. Paul Terasaki, a professor emeritus of surgery who worked in the David Geffen School of Medicine, died Monday from kidney disease. He was 86 years old. Read more...
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Associated Students UCLA is a multimillion-dollar organization that provides student services and activities that the university does not fund. It oversees the Undergraduate Students Association Council, Graduate Students Association, Communications Board, campus services and enterprises. Read more...
Jerry Kang, UCLA’s first vice chancellor of equity, diversity and inclusion, is in charge of investigating cases of discrimination on campus. UCLA created the position last year in response to the Moreno Report, a 2013 report headed by California Supreme Court Justice Carlos Moreno who alleged UCLA’s procedures for investigating cases of discrimination were inadequate. Read more...
Photo: Jerry Kang, UCLA’s first vice chancellor of equity, diversity and inclusion, discusses his authority and role in investigating cases of discrimination on campus. (Miriam Bribiesca/Daily Bruin senior staff)
University of California and state general funds have financed a total of $5 million for undocumented students to loan out for the 2015-2016 academic year, through a systemwide program as part of the California DREAM program. Read more...
The newly formed activist coalition held a student rally Jan. 20 to share student stories about mass deportations of immigrants who entered the U.S. through illegal means back to Central America. Read more...
Photo: The United Coalition Against Mass Deportations held a student rally in Bruin Plaza last week to share stories about mass deportations of illegal immigrants to Central America. (Rocío Flores Huaringa/DailyBruin)
