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International students anticipate changes to visa, immigration laws under Biden

Some international students said they were concerned about their U.S. immigration status during President Donald Trump’s administration and said they hoped President-elect Joe Biden’s presidency would improve job stability. Read more...

Photo: During President Donald Trump’s administration, international students were concerned about their immigration status. However, President-elect Joe Biden plans to roll back policies made during Trump’s term, such as by reforming the temporary visa system. (Kristie-Valerie Hoang/Daily Bruin senior staff)


UCLA students share their reactions to riots, violence at US Capitol

This article was updated Jan. 10 at 4:42 p.m. News of riots at the U.S. Capitol distracted Vedant Sathye from his classes Wednesday. Sathye, a third-year computer science student, said he tried to multitask, swapping back-and-forth between his lectures and watching the news. Read more...

Photo: One student couldn’t focus on school and another was disheartened after hearing the news about Wednesday’s riots in Washington, D.C. (Kanishka Mehra/Photo editor)


Federal judge reinstates DACA program, but UCLA recipients say more must be done

The Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program is accepting new applications, but undocumented students still seek long-term solutions, DACA students at UCLA said. The administration of President Donald Trump announced that it reinstated the program Monday after a Dec. Read more...

Photo: Even though DACA is now accepting applications for the first time since 2017, DACA students think that President-elect Joe Biden should make long-term solutions for DACA. (Daily Bruin file photo)




Youth voter turnout increases for 2020 election, playing role in key states

A nationwide increase in youth voter participation impacted the presidential election in some battleground states, researchers, UCLA faculty and students said. The youth voter turnout in the 2020 election is projected to be somewhere between 53% to 56% of all eligible young voters ages 18 to 29, according to election data by the Center for Information & Research on Civic Learning and Engagement. Read more...

Photo: Across the nation, the youth voter turnout increased in the 2020 election, impacting the election results in some battleground states, researchers, UCLA faculty and students said. (Noah Danesh/Daily Bruin)


UCLA report details state of student homelessness in California

This post was updated Nov. 15 at 8:24 p.m. A significant percentage of California college students are experiencing homelessness, a UCLA report found. The report, published in October, found that 20% of California Community College students and 5% of University of California students are experiencing homelessness. Read more...

Photo: A new UCLA study finds that a large percentage of California college students are experiencing homelessness, and students of color are disproportionately affected. (Daily Bruin file photo)



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