The United States has nearly surpassed the national debt limit, sparking congressional debate on how to raise the limit to at least temporarily avoid default. The U.S. Read more...
Photo: The United States has accumulated over $31 trillion in debt, nearly surpassing the national limit while Congress debates on how to avoid a default. (Daily Bruin file photo)
This post was updated June 1 at 11:23 a.m. UCLA faculty have expressed concern about unsafe conditions in migrant detention centers at the United States-Mexico border. Read more...
Photo: Bunche Hall is pictured. Following a March fire at a migrant detention center, UCLA professors express concern over border conditions. (Daily Bruin file photo)
Denis McDonough, the United States secretary of Veterans Affairs, visited the UCLA School of Nursing on Tuesday for a discussion with faculty and students. McDonough’s visit served to strengthen the partnership between UCLA and the VA at the start of Nurses Month and emphasize career opportunities in VA to student nurses and student nurse veterans. Read more...
Photo: United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs Denis McDonough visited the UCLA School of Nursing on Tuesday and was greeted by Dean Lin Zhan and Chancellor Gene Block. (Courtesy of Aaron Hilf/UCLA School of Nursing)
The White House honored Judith Baca with one of the nation’s most prestigious awards for artistic excellence March 21. President Joe Biden awarded Baca – professor emeritus of Chicano/a and Central American Studies and world arts and cultures – the 2021 National Medal of Arts alongside 21 other individuals and two organizations. Read more...
Photo: A placard displaying Judy Baca’s name and the title of her mural is pictured. Baca received an award for artistic excellence for her work in public art and storytelling. (Joseph Jimenez/Assistant Photo editor)
A ripple effect of university labor actions has followed the UC academic worker strikes, exposing long-standing issues with employment conditions in higher education. Graduate students at Temple University, a public university in Philadelphia, started a six-week long strike in January, calling for higher wages, health care benefits and better working conditions. Read more...
Photo: Academic student workers picket during the United Auto Workers strike. Other strikes have gone on at other schools across the nation, as deficiencies in the treatment of academic workers come to light. (Christine Kao/Daily Bruin staff)
UCLA community members expressed concerns over President Joe Biden’s approval of the Alaska Willow project, the largest oil drilling project on United States public land in recent years. Read more...
Photo: A map showing the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska with a thumbtack marking the Willow oil drilling project site is pictured. President Joe Biden’s approval of the largest oil drilling project on U.S. public land in recent years sparked concerns among UCLA community members. (Constanza Montemayor/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Dozens of Bruins and protesters gathered in front of Royce Hall on Wednesday to denounce discrimination against women and political oppression in Iran. The event – organized by the Iranian Student Group at UCLA, Iranian Scholars for Liberty and Persian fraternity Sigma Pi Beta – was organized to amplify Iranian women’s voices and bring international attention to their repression, said Paria, a fourth-year cognitive science major and president of ISG, who requested to remain anonymous for safety reasons. Read more...
Photo: (Ethan Manafi/Daily Bruin staff)
