California voters will decide next Tuesday whether to approve a $10 billion bond for school renovations. If passed, Proposition 2 will allow the state to sell $8.5 billion in bonds to repair K-12 schools and $1.5 billion in bonds to improve community college campuses, said Steven Brint, a distinguished professor of public policy and sociology at UC Riverside. Read more...
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Japan’s richest man donated $31 million to the study of Japanese humanities at UCLA on Oct. 3. Tadashi Yanai, the president of Japanese retail company Fast Retailing – the parent company of clothing company Uniqlo – committed the donation to the Yanai Initiative for Globalizing Japanese Humanities. Read more...
Photo: Bunche Hall, which hosts the Terasaki Center for Japanese Studies, is pictured. Uniqlo founder Tadashi Yanai pledged $31 million to initiatives that promote work in Japanese humanities. (Daily Bruin file photo)
Two students and two faculty members filed a lawsuit against the UC on Tuesday, alleging the University has unfairly repressed pro-Palestine protests. The lawsuit – filed by attorneys from the Southern California chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union – alleges the University violated the rights of protesters who participated in the spring Palestine Solidarity Encampment at UCLA. Read more...
Photo: Graeme Blair, an associate professor of political science and member of Faculty for Justice in Palestine at UCLA, speaks at a press conference announcing a lawsuit against the UC. Two faculty members and two graduate students filed the lawsuit Tuesday, calling for injunctions against the University. (Aidan Sun/Assistant Photo editor)
This post was updated Oct 17 at 11:45 p.m. The University Professional and Technical Employees-Communications Workers of America 9119 will conduct a strike authorization vote Oct. Read more...
Photo: A member of the University Professional and Technical Employees-Communications Workers of America 9119 holds a picket sign. The union will hold a strike authorization vote Oct. 21 after alleging unfair labor practices against the UC. (Daily Bruin file photo)
Two Democratic Californian legislators reintroduced a bill designed to target the basic needs crisis among students in higher education Sept. 18. The Basic Assistance for Students in College Act – which Democrats first introduced in June 2021 – would create a $1 billion grant program for higher education institutions to provide funds for research and address food, housing, health care, child care, technology and transportation needs, according to a press release from Senator Alex Padilla, one of the people who introduced the bill. Read more...
Photo: Students walk across the UCLA campus. Two Democratic legislators recently reintroduced a bill that would help provide basic necessities to students pursuing higher education. (Daily Bruin file photo)
This post was updated Oct. 16 at 12:49 a.m. The Undergraduate Students Association Council unanimously passed a resolution Oct. 1 condemning the UC Board of Regents’ allocation of drones and less-than-lethal weapons to UCPD. Read more...
Photo: UCPD officers in riot gear line up inside the Meyer and Renee Luskin Conference Center during the UC Board of Regents’ meeting Sept. 19. The Undergraduate Students Association Council passed a resolution Oct. 1 condemning the regents’ passage of Item C1 and the police response to a protest at the meeting. (Sam Mulick/Daily Bruin senior staff)
This post was updated Oct. 15 at 5:29 p.m. An appeals court judge denied a request to order the UC to hire undocumented students. Jeffry Umaña Muñoz and Iliana Perez filed a lawsuit against the University on Oct. Read more...
Photo: Protesters rally in support of undocumented UC students. An appeals court judge denied a petition for an order that would reverse the UC policy banning undocumented students from holding on-campus employment (Daily Bruin file photo).
