A campus political group is accusing UCLA of suppressing free speech because the university may impose additional security costs for an event the group plans to hold in November. Read more...
Photo: Bruin Republicans has hosted several events in the past featuring conservative speakers. The group is claiming UCLA is stifling its free speech by imposing additional costs on its Ben Shapiro event in November. (Daily Bruin file photo)
For first-generation college student Oscar Gaytan, community college was an affordable way to figure out what he was interested in and whether college was something he wanted to pursue. Read more...
Daniel Chen once helped a Vietnamese woman provide a life-saving stem cell transplant for her sister. Chen helped the woman obtain humanitarian parole so she could travel to the United States and complete the transplant for her 61-year-old sister. Read more...
Photo: UCLA alumnus Daniel Chen works as Sen. Kamala Harris’ director of constituent services. He joined her team after she was elected senator last year. (Courtesy of Daniel Chen)
The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum hosted a panel about challenging hate speech at UCLA on Tuesday evening as part of the university’s week dedicated to discussing freedom of speech. Read more...
Photo: (Farida Saleh/Daily Bruin) As part of UCLA’s week dedicated to discussing freedom of speech, panelists talked about individual constitutional rights and definitions of hate speech.
The Office of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion kicked off Free Speech 101: UCLA’s Week on Freedom of Speech this week with events examining the specifics of free speech and the importance of freedom of expression. Read more...
Photo: Vice Chancellor of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Jerry Kang said he thinks free speech entails allowing differing opinions to be heard, rather than limiting offensive speech. (Daily Bruin file photo)
California’s state health insurance agency announced a surcharge Wednesday to some insurance policies in its 2018 health plan. Covered California added a 12.4 percent surcharge on its Silver plan, the second-least expensive plan, because the federal government did not indicate whether it would continue funding cost-sharing reduction reimbursements next year. Read more...
Photo: The University of California Student Health Insurance Plan, is compliant with Covered California, and allows students to use the subsidy provided by the Affordable Care Act. (Eda Gokcebay/Daily Bruin)
The regional park that Mark Nguyen and his family would hike in Tustin, California, is now burnt and covered in ash. “It’s unfortunate it’s so close to home — it’s definitely more surreal than usual,” he said. Read more...
Photo: Mark Nguyen, a UCLA student from Tustin, California, often hiked at the Peters Canyon Regional Park. (Courtesy of Mark Nguyen)
