This post was updated Jan. 30 at 3:45 p.m. Muslim students said they are worried President Donald Trump’s ban on citizens and refugees from seven Muslim-majority countries will affect them and their families in the future. Read more...
Photo: UCLA students showed mixed feelings toward President Donald Trump’s ban on citizens and refugees from seven Muslim-majority countries. (Ken Shin/Daily Bruin)
Associated Students UCLA is a multimillion-dollar organization that provides student services and activities that the university does not fund. It oversees the Undergraduate Students Association Council, Graduate Students Association, Communications Board, campus services and enterprises. Read more...
This post was updated on Jan. 29 at 2:46 p.m. University of California President Janet Napolitano and the chancellors of each campus expressed concern about an executive order from President Donald Trump barring refugees and citizens of seven Muslim-majority countries. Read more...
Photo: Protesters at Los Angeles International Airport rallied against President Donald Trump’s executive order banning refugees and citizens of seven Muslim majority countries from entering the United States. (Jeong Park/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Women may experience cognitive aging in midlife, according to UCLA researchers. A study, published in PLOS ONE earlier this month by UCLA scientists, revealed that middle-aged women exhibit significant declines in processing speed and verbal memory. Read more...
About 30 UCLA employees crowded into the waiting room of the chancellor’s office Friday afternoon asking to speak with him about their contract negotiations. Members of Teamsters Local 2010, the union representing UCLA skilled trades workers and University of California clerical and administrative workers, used their lunch break to occupy Chancellor Gene Block’s office, asking him to authorize negotiations on terms for a contract with skilled trades workers. Read more...
Photo: Members of Teamsters Local 2010, the union representing skilled trades, administrative and clerical workers at UCLA, asked to speak with Chancellor Gene Block on Friday afternoon. (Erin Gong/Daily Bruin)
Some doctoral students are upset the Graduate Division is limiting the amount of travel funding they can obtain for research purposes. The UCLA Doctoral Student Travel Grants for Conferences, Professional Development and Off-Campus Research Program, which launched in July, allocates up to $1,000 to doctoral students participating in research, conferences or other professional networking opportunities. Read more...
Photo: Some graduate students have been voicing concerns about a new travel grant program, and have brought their concerns to GSA forums. GSA President Michael Skiles said he thinks the program has been a large point of contention for graduate students. (Laura Uzes/Daily Bruin)
Los Angeles City Council members proposed a ban on campaign donations from real estate developers earlier this month. Three council members proposed the ban to the City Ethics Commission as part of a series of campaign finance reforms. Read more...
Photo: Councilmember Paul Koretz, whose district includes Westwood, signed onto a proposal to ban campaign donations from real estate developers early January. (Ken Shin/Daily Bruin)
