Monday, December 15

Students protest ending of DACA program, discuss concerns for future

UCLA students joined thousands of demonstrators gathered in downtown Los Angeles on Tuesday after President Donald Trump’s administration announced it will end a program that deferred the deportation of hundreds of thousands of undocumented individuals brought to the United States as children. Read more...

Photo: Thousands of demonstrators marched in downtown Los Angeles on Tuesday to protest President Donald Trump’s decision to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. (Michael Zshornack/Photo editor)


UC continues to support DACA recipients despite Trump ending program

This post was updated Sept. 5 at 10:47 p.m. President Donald Trump ended a program Tuesday morning that deferred the deportation of hundreds of thousands of undocumented individuals brought to the United States as children. Read more...

Photo: UCLA students have protested in support of undocumented students following the election of Donald Trump as president. (Daily Bruin file photo)


Students and alumni affected by Tropical Storm Harvey discuss recovery

This post was updated Sept. 1 at 5:35 p.m. A motorboat helped Michelle Chung’s family and dogs evacuate through the flooded streets of Houston. A neighbor driving the motorboat knocked on the door of her family’s flooded home, said Chung, a third-year cognitive science student. Read more...

Photo: Todd Breeding, a UCLA alumnus, said even though the first floor of his building flooded, the flooding did not do much damage to his apartment in Cypress, Texas, near Houston. (Courtesy of DeAnn Breeding)




Student activism at UCLA sees increases, continued growth likely

Several professors and students said they think student activism has increased after the 2016 presidential election, but there is still room for improvement. This year, students have participated in large protests off campus such as the Los Angeles Women’s March or the March for Science Los Angeles, and on campus they have protested against President Donald Trump’s election and the Dakota Access pipeline. Read more...

Photo: (Amy Dixon/Assistant Photo editor)


Faculty, students talk free speech, entertaining controversial opinions

Students and professors at UCLA said they think conversations about controversial issues have become strained since the election of Donald Trump as president. Vice Chancellor of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Jerry Kang’s office said in an email statement that national political discourse has become polarized and that certain conservative and liberal groups are trying to chill, intimidate and silence those they disagree with. Read more...

Photo: (Rachel Zhu/Daily Bruin)



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