Friday, October 16

Student leaders’ Fund the UC campaign aims to prevent tuition hike

Many students aren’t aware of a campaign that aims to increase funding for the University of California system, said some UC student leaders. Student volunteers for the UC Student Association’s Fund the UC campaign have increased their lobbying activities after the UC Regents increased tuition and fees by 2.7 percent, or $282, at a board meeting in January in San Francisco. Read more...

Photo: Emma Zawacki, a third-year anthropology student, Bailey Rechler, a first-year political science student and Annie Guilyard, a third-year political science student, handed out flyers about the Fund the UC campaign, which aims to reform state law in an attempt to provide more funding for the UC. (Amy Dixon/Daily Bruin)


Westwood officials working to tighten food truck parking ticket laws

A Westwood committee is working to discourage food trucks from coming to the Village by making it difficult for them to park in one spot all day. Read more...

Photo: Members in the Westwood Village Improvement Association’s Parking, Access and Transportation Committee believe food trucks are competing unfairly with other businesses in Westwood by parking for more than 2 hours and accepting a daily parking citation to do business. (Daily Bruin file photo)



Immigration attorney talks Trump executive order on immigration

An immigration attorney explained President Donald Trump’s recent executive order on refugees and immigrants Wednesday, to about 50 students and faculty. The Dashew Center for International Students and Scholars hosted Bernard Wolfsdorf, who immigrated to the United States from South Africa because he opposed apartheid. Read more...

Photo: Bernard Wolfsdorf, an immigration attorney, explained the effects of President Donald Trump’s executive order on refugees and immigration and how to avoid deportation. (Stella Huang/Daily Bruin)


UC to reverify eligibility of employee, retiree dependents

University of California Human Resources will reverify the health and welfare eligibility of UC employee and retiree dependents in April. Certain employees and retirees will be asked to provide one example of legal documentation of dependents’ eligibility, and can appeal decisions to a UC Office of the President review board from June 15 to July 15, the UC Office of the President said in a statement Wednesday. Read more...


UCLA researchers receive grant to study potential epilepsy treatments

A UCLA-led international research team received a $21-million grant last month to advance treatment for epilepsy. The grant will allow UCLA researchers to study potential preventive therapies for epilepsy caused by traumatic brain injury. Read more...

Photo: Udaya Kumar, a postdoctoral researcher working with neurology professor Richard Staba, monitors and analyzes the electrical brain activity of lab animals. (Frank To/Daily Bruin)


Q&A: Law professor discusses nature, limits of executive orders

Following the announcement of President Donald Trump’s executive order halting the acceptance of refugees and citizens from seven Islamic countries, the Daily Bruin’s Pablo Muñoz discussed presidential powers with UCLA Law professor Jon Michaels. Read more...

Photo: President Donald Trump has issued eight executive orders and 12 presidential memoranda since taking office on Jan. 20. (Creative Commons photo by Gage Skidmore via flickr)