UCLA will open a school for middle and high school students in 2017 in Westwood Village funded by a $100 million donation from David Geffen, officials announced Wednesday. Read more...
Photo: UCLA officials announced the opening of a middle and high school in 2017, which will be located where the Kinross Recreation Center building is currently located. (Daily Bruin file photo)
The undergraduate student government will vote Nov. 17 to require council resolutions to pertain directly to student welfare issues. Undergraduate Students Association Council Facilities Commissioner Ian Cocroft said he proposed changes to the council’s constitutional bylaws to increase the efficiency of passing resolutions, or the council’s official stances on campus issues. Read more...
Photo: USAC Facilities Comissioner Ian Cocroft proposed changes for the council’s bylaws to pertain directly to student welfare issues. (Daily Bruin file photo)
The Undergraduate Students Association Council is the official student government representing the undergraduate student body at UCLA. Council meetings take place every week on Tuesday at 7 p.m. Read more...
Alma Alvarado was home alone when she found out she got into UCLA. She was living in a small apartment in Planada, California, just outside Merced. She was often there by herself, because her older brother, the only other member of her household, worked long hours. On this day, she sat alone at home again, and opened her laptop with her heart in her throat. Read more...
Photo: Alma Alvarado is one of about 450 undocumented students attending UCLA. She is a third-year Spanish and anthropology student and a member of Improving Dreams, Equality, Access and Success. (Photo by Angie Wang)
Over the course of reporting for “A Paper Trail”, several undocumented students shared their stories, recounting their journeys into the U.S., the hardships they’ve encountered and the activism they partake in to incite change. Read more...
Erik Rakowski gets fan letters for tickets he gives to people for infractions. “I get so many fan letters (for Rakowaski) … being grateful that Erik gave them a ticket,” said university police spokesperson Nancy Greenstein. Read more...
Photo: Erik Rakowski left his job teaching kindergarten through sixth grade to educate college students about crime prevention and now works with UCPD as a crime prevention officer. (Miriam Bribiesca/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Students from nine University of California campuses marched to UC Berkeley’s chancellor's home Sunday to demand better wages and benefits for workers in the UC system. Read more...
Photo: Students from nine University of California campuses marched to UC Berkeley’s chancellor’s home Sunday to demand better wages and benefits for workers in the UC system. (UC Student Association)
