Even after UCLA was publicly exposed and criticized for approving lavish travel and entertainment expenses by its top academic officials, the university continued to approve luxury accommodations for two of its biggest spenders, newly released records show. Read more...
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April 11, 12:00 am
UCLA deans continue to spend on travel and entertainment
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April 11, 12:00 am
UC supports bill on state loans for undocumented students
The University of California came out this week in support of a bill that would allow undocumented students to access student loans for the first time. Read more...
Photo: State Senator Ricardo Lara presented a bill that would provide loans to undocumented students in California for the first time. University of California President Janet Napolitano was also at the capitol to voice the UC’s support of the bill. (Courtesy of Sacaramento Bee/Paul Kitagaki)
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April 10, 8:30 pm
UCLA faculty approve African American studies department
Members of the UCLA Academic Senate unanimously voted Thursday to establish an Afro-American studies department and dismantle the current interdepartmental program, despite financial concerns about the transition. Read more...
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April 10, 3:31 pm
UCLA students hold silent protest about Syrian civil war
Jodutt Basrawi's family in Syria has to be careful not to discuss the ongoing civil war during on Skype or phone calls with him because they said the government is monitoring them. Read more...
Photo: Nabilah Abdelaal, a third-year biology student, participates in a silent protest to mark the anniversary of the Syrian civil war. (Felicia Ramirez/Daily Bruin staff)
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April 10, 1:18 am
Jewish Voice for Peace launches new chapter
Several Jewish students launched a new UCLA chapter of Jewish Voice for Peace, an organization dedicated to stopping Israeli occupation of Palestinian territories, this week. Students formed the new chapter after the Undergraduate Students Association Council voted down a controversial resolution in February calling for UCLA and the University of California to divest from companies that profit from the Israeli occupation of Gaza and the West Bank. Read more...
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April 10, 1:15 am
Referendum for a cultural events fee to be on May ballot
The original version of this article contained an error and has been changed. See the bottom of the article for additional information. Undergraduate students will vote in their upcoming student government election on a referendum that would increase student fees by $1.55 per quarter to fund student groups’ cultural and arts-related programs. Read more...
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April 10, 1:01 am
Law student files complaint against GSA president
A law student filed a formal complaint against graduate student government president Nicole Robinson Tuesday, after she sent out emails to members of the student body that included the Bruin’s endorsement of her for re-election. Read more...