Thursday, April 2

Bruin Democrats endorses Bernie Sanders by narrow margin

Bruin Democrats endorsed Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., for the presidential primary in a tight vote Wednesday night. About 40 members of the student organization participated in a debate held in Bunche Hall. Read more...

Photo: Bruin Democrats held a vote Wednesday night where members chose to endorse Sen. Bernie Sanders for the Democratic presidential primary. (Rocío Flores Huaringa/Daily Bruin)


USAC allocates surplus to funds financing student groups

The undergraduate student government approved Tuesday a $40,000 allocation to two funding bodies that finance student groups. The Undergraduate Students Association Council withdrew $4,000 from its endowment fund of $120,000 and transferred the money into the Contingency Programming Fund. Read more...


UniCamp leader aims to help children from underserved communities

Luis Mendez spent his childhood summers among the trees of Camp River Glen. Now, as a counselor and leader at UniCamp, he watches his mentees make cardboard boats and race them across the water, as he did 10 years ago at the same camp. Read more...

Photo: Luis Mendez, who spent his childhood at UniCamp during the summer, is now a counselor and leader of UniCamp. (Bailey Greene/Daily Bruin)


UCLA researchers develop therapy to treat PTSD, depression

Sleeping and going out with his family were not easy for Ron Ramirez, a 38-year-old veteran whose military service trained him to act on instinct. In 2006, a roadside bomb in Iraq left Ramirez with a traumatic brain injury, night terrors and a quick temper. Read more...

Photo: Veteran Ron Ramirez discusses the trigeminal nerve stimulation neuromodulation device with Andrew Leuchter, director of the Neuromodulation Division at UCLA Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior and a psychiatry professor. (CalFoto)


USAC recap – Jan. 26

The Undergraduate Students Association Council is the official student government representing the undergraduate student body at UCLA. Council meetings take place Tuesday at 7 p.m. in Kerckhoff Hall 417 and are open to all students. Read more...


UC mandates sexual harassment e-course for faculty

University of California faculty and supervisors will be required to take an online course intended to inform them about new sexual harassment and assault policies. By the end of January, the UC will launch two new e-courses that will quiz faculty members on the systemwide changes in sexual assault investigation policies, said UC spokesperson Rebecca Trounson. Read more...


Assemblymen introduce bill to cap nonresident students on UC campuses

A bill brought to the California legislature Tuesday will limit the number of out-of-state students that can be enrolled at the University of California. If approved, Assembly Bill 1711 would cap the out-of-state and international student enrollment for undergraduates at 15.5 percent across the nine UC campuses. Read more...

Photo: Undergraduate student government External Vice President Zach Helder said he will lobby against the bill proposed Tuesday that aims to cap out-of-state student enrollment. (Owen Emerson/Bruin senior staff)