This post was updated July 2 at 7:35 p.m. The United States Supreme Court barred President Joe Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan Friday morning. The Court said in a 6-3 decision that Biden does not have the authority to forgive student loan debt. Read more...
Photo: Royce Hall is pictured. In a 6-3 decision, the United States Supreme Court struck down President Joe Biden and Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona’s plan to forgive student loan debt. (Daily Bruin file photo)
This post was updated July 2 at 7:40 p.m. The United States Supreme Court banned affirmative action, the consideration of race in college and professional school admission decisions, Thursday morning. Read more...
Photo: The U.S. Supreme Court is pictured. The Court, in a 6-3 decision, banned the consideration of race in school admissions. (Daily Bruin file photo)
This post was updated June 11 at 7:49 p.m. UC community members are calling for a ban on caste-based discrimination and further support for caste-oppressed students and faculty following similar movements in other California institutions. Read more...
Students, faculty and staff expressed support for new gender-inclusive guidelines for blood donation but noted they may have limited efficacy. The United States Food and Drug Administration announced May 11 it will implement new guidance that will allow men who have sex with men to donate blood without a deferral period for the first time since 1985. Read more...
Photo: Recommendations from the United States Food and Drug Administration for blood donors are pictured, with those requiring a deferral period for men who have sex with men crossed out. The agency announced May 11 that it will be shifting to a risk-based, more gender-inclusive assessment of donor eligibility, which will allow some MSM to donate without a deferral. (Christine Kao/Daily Bruin staff)
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)
