Monday, May 13


Legal experts urge DACA recipients to renew status by Thursday deadline

Legal experts urge undocumented students to visit campus resources as the deadline to renew their Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals status approaches. Last month, President Donald Trump ended DACA, a program that deferred deportation for undocumented individuals brought to the United States as children. Read more...

Photo: The Bruin Resource Center, located in the Student Activities center, provides legal resources for undocumented students. (Daily Bruin File Photo)


‘Sanctuary state’ bill expected to help UC protect its students

Immigration advocates on campus welcomed a new state bill that protects undocumented individuals from deportation by limiting cooperation between local law enforcement agencies and federal immigration agencies. Read more...

Photo: Earlier this month, California’s state Senate passed the “sanctuary state” bill, which limits state and local law enforcement from sharing undocumented individuals’ information with federal immigration authorities. (Daily Bruin file photo)


Vietnam War veteran, Medal of Honor recipient inspires UCLA community

James McCloughan was the shortest in his troop when he served in the Vietnam War, but he never let that make him feel inferior to anyone else. Read more...

Photo: James McCloughan, a Medal of Honor recipient, talked about his experiences in the Vietnam War at a event at UCLA Meyer and Renee Luskin Conference Center on Tuesday. (Michael Zshornack/Photo editor)


Mexico earthquakes affect students, UCLA community volunteers to help

Joanna Sanchez-Nunez could not have known an earthquake would strike three days before she and her parents planned to visit their family in Mexico City. Sanchez-Nunez, a fourth-year civil and environmental engineering student, said she and her parents initially hesitated to visit the city after the earthquake but decided to continue with their trip and check in on their family members. Read more...

Photo: Joanna Sanchez-Nunez, a fourth-year civil and environmental engineering student who visited Mexico City after the earthquake, said signs of the earthquake remained days after it happened. (Courtesy of Joanna Sanchez-Nunez)


Education department rolls back Obama-era campus sexual assault guidelines

The Education Department issued new interim guidelines Friday that roll back federal rules governing campus sexual harassment investigations. The department is withdrawing guidelines issued by former President Barack Obama’s administration, which required colleges to aggressively investigate sexual harassment complaints, said Candice Jackson, the department’s acting assistant secretary for civil rights, in a letter. Read more...

Photo: University of California systemwide Title IX coordinator Kathleen Salvaty has previously said the UC will not be changing its sexual harassment investigation procedures. (Daily Bruin file photo)


Student DACA recipients voice concerns over past obstacles, future fears

As a child, Karen Coronilla would get upset when her father would come home after a day’s work in construction or gardening without any pay. “He’d say, ‘Well I didn’t get paid today, I’m undocumented so there’s nothing I can do,’” Coronilla said. Read more...

Photo: Yael Pineda, a Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals recipient who graduated in the spring, spoke to the Daily Bruin about her concerns for the future after President Donald Trump ended the program. (Axel Lopez/Daily Bruin)