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Student protesters demonstrate outside Piterberg’s class

This post was updated Jan. 9 at 10:56 a.m. UCLA students disrupted a class Monday morning taught by a professor accused of sexual assault. Members of the Bruin Consent Coalition and Bruins Against Sexual Harassment protested a class taught by history professor Gabriel Piterberg. Read more...

Photo: History professor Gabriel Piterberg left his class shortly after the start of lecture. (Jintak Han/Assistant Photo editor)


School of Nursing dean looks to maintain the school’s academic prestige

A few years ago, paths on campus were littered with cigarettes and the air was not as fresh. The nursing school’s new dean helped change that when she led the effort to make UCLA a tobacco-free campus. Read more...

Photo: Linda Sarna, the new dean of the UCLA School of Nursing, began her career in healthcare as an undergraduate student in nursing at UCLA and later helped ban tobacco on campus. (Esmeralda Lopez/Daily Bruin)


Six campus committees did not meet fall quarter, lack winter projections

This post was updated on Jan. 9 at 1:15 a.m. Some campus committees will begin this quarter without projections for their winter accomplishments. The USAC Office of the President released a transparency report that highlighted accomplishments and plans from its campus committees. Read more...

Photo: The USAC Office of the President is one of fourteen offices in the undergraduate student government’s council, which has meetings every Thursday. The Office of the President released a transparency report on its committees at the end of last quarter. (Laura Uzes/Daily Bruin)



The Study at Hedrick opens to students on the Hill

A new study hall and eatery opened to UCLA students on the Hill on Sunday. More than 100 people attended the ribbon-cutting ceremony for The Study at Hedrick. Read more...

Photo: The former Hedrick dining hall reopened as The Study at Hedrick, which is expected to provide an alternative to libraries and study lounges for students on the Hill. (Kristie Hoang/Daily Bruin)


Napolitano defends proposed tuition hike, discusses Trump’s policies

University of California president Janet Napolitano said the proposed tuition hikes will not affect most students and that she does not expect President-elect Donald Trump’s administration to retaliate against the UC for supporting undocumented students. Read more...

Photo: University of California President Janet Napolitano defended a proposed tuition increase as necessary to ensure quality in education in a teleconference with student reporters Friday. (Kathy Chen/Daily Bruin)


UCSA recap – Jan. 7-8

The University of California Student Association is composed of representatives from most undergraduate and graduate student governments in the University of California. The organization’s Board of Directors held its monthly meeting at UCLA on Jan. Read more...

Photo: The University of California Student Association met for its monthly board meeting at UCLA, where members spoke against a proposed tuition hike. (Miriam Bribiesca/Photo editor)