Thursday, April 2




Founders discuss plans for women empowerment organization

Last fall, eight incoming transfer students met to create the UCLA chapter of the American Association of University Women, a national organization most of them took part in at their previous college campuses. Read more...

Photo: The American Association of University Women opened a chapter in UCLA in the fall quarter. (Courtesy of Ivelisse Porroa-Garcia)


Q&A: Westwood association chair discusses past successes, future goals

Jessica Dabney, chair of the Westwood Village Improvement Association’s board of directors, has worked to better the Village since the 1970s, most notably with her involvement in the creation of the association, also known as the BID, in 2011. Read more...

Photo: Jessica Dabney, the chair of the Westwood Village Improvement Association, discusses her impact on Westwood over the years. (Courtesy of Jessica Dabney)



UC Assembly of the Academic Senate condemns retirement proposal

The University of California Assembly of the Academic Senate unanimously passed a resolution during Wednesday’s meeting condemning a proposal that would reduce retirement benefits. If enacted, the proposal will allow UC employees hired after after July 1, 2016 to choose between a hybrid defined benefit plan and a defined contribution plan. Read more...

Photo: UC President Janet Napolitano signed a budget deal with Gov. Jerry Brown last May that calls for the UC to implement a new pension tier in exchange for a one time payment of $436 million from the state. (Kathy Chen/Daily Bruin)