Thursday, May 22

Local churches voice concern over potential raids following new immigration policy

Inmaculada García-Sánchez used to conduct research at a Los Angeles church, where the gates were open to all. But the church now looks like a fortress, she said. Read more...

Photo: A “know your rights” poster is pictured. Local churches expressed concern over potential raids from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. (Alexandra Crosnoe/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Newsom says he will aim to combat Trump administration’s tariffs for California

Gov. Gavin Newsom announced April 4 that he will seek trade negotiations with foreign leaders to spare California from retaliatory tariffs. Newsom said he wanted to seek negotiations in response to President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs, which could trigger retaliatory tariffs with severe economic consequences. Read more...

Photo: California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks into a microphone. Newsom announced April 4 that he will seek trade negotiations with foreign leaders so California can avoid foreign tariffs. (Daily Bruin file photo)


Trump declares West LA VA campus as National Center for Warrior Independence

This post was updated May 12 at 12:35 a.m. President Donald Trump signed an executive order Friday designating the West Los Angeles Veterans Affairs campus as the National Center for Warrior Independence. Read more...

Photo: The Jackie Robinson Stadium scoreboard is pictured. The stadium sits on land owned by the West Los Angeles Veterans Affairs campus, which President Donald Trump designated as the National Center for Warrior Independence on Friday. (Aidan Sun/Assistant Photo editor)


UCLA ROTC instructor among 32 suing over ban on transgender people in military

This post was updated May 6 at 10:49 p.m. Sgt. 1st Class Kate Cole, a senior military science instructor at UCLA Army ROTC, is among 32 plaintiffs suing President Donald Trump’s administration for its ban on transgender people serving in the military. Read more...

Photo: The UCLA Veteran Resource Center is pictured. Sgt. 1st Class Kate Cole, a senior military science instructor at UCLA Army ROTC, is among 32 plaintiffs suing President Donald Trump’s administration for its ban on transgender people serving in the military. (Darlene Sanzon/Assistant Photo editor)


James Milliken appointed by UC Board of Regents as next University president

This post was updated May 6 at 10:26 p.m. The UC Board of Regents appointed James Milliken to be the University’s next president Friday. Milliken, the current chancellor of the University of Texas system, will assume the role Aug. Read more...

Photo: James Milliken, the current chancellor of the University of Texas system, is pictured. The UC Board of Regents appointed Milliken to be the University’s next president. (Courtesy of US Department of Education/Wikimedia Commons)


California Attorney General Rob Bonta talks efforts to oppose Trump administration

This post was updated May 6 at 9:36 a.m. California Attorney General Rob Bonta said he is doing everything within his power to protect people without legal status at a Friday UCLA School of Law event. Read more...

Photo: California Attorney General Rob Bonta (left) and Ahilan Arulanantham (right), faculty co-director at Center for Immigration Law and Policy at the School of Law, speak at a Friday event. (Edward Ho/Daily Bruin)


UCLA researchers express concerns on academic funding cuts, NIH indirect costs cap

This post was updated April 27 at 10:17 p.m. UCLA researchers expressed concerns about academic funding cuts under the Trump administration. The National Institutes of Health announced it would cap indirect costs for its grants at 15%, a decline from its previous average for indirect cost rates between 27% and 28%. Read more...

Photo: A chemistry lab is pictured. Many science-based labs have been affected by the academic funding cuts. (Libby Li/Daily Bruin)



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