Thursday, March 19

UC faculty delay proposal for ethnic studies requirement for incoming students

This post was updated Dec. 26 at 9:11 p.m. UC faculty have delayed sending the UC President and Board of Regents a first-year ethnic studies admissions proposal until they get more clarity from the state legislature’s upcoming budget. Read more...

Photo: Royce Hall is pictured. UC faculty decided to delay until April the furthering of a proposal for an ethnic studies requirement for first-year admits to its colleges, including UCLA. (Daily Bruin file photo)



UC reaches agreement with Education Department over Title VI investigations

The UC reached an agreement with the United States Department of Education on Friday, resolving nine open investigations over anti-Jewish, Israeli, Muslim, Palestinian and Arab discrimination allegations. Read more...

Photo: Pro-Israel and pro-Palestine protesters rally in Dickson Plaza. The United States Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights and the UC reached an agreement to resolve nine investigations into discrimination allegations under Title VI. (Daily Bruin file photo)


UCLA Housing removes COVID-19 isolation rooms for students who test positive

UCLA Housing removed all isolation rooms for on-campus students who test positive for COVID-19. This academic year, UCLA adjusted its COVID-19 policies to align with current public health guidelines while also balancing housing availability and other campus priorities, a UCLA Housing spokesperson said in an emailed statement. Read more...

Photo: UCLA Housing decided to remove isolation rooms for those who tested positive for COVID-19. Some of the notable isolation housing included several rooms in De Neve Birch. (Daily Bruin file photo)


Mayor Karen Bass, UCLA professor discuss plans to combat LA homelessness at panel

Mayor Karen Bass revealed the inner workings of her efforts to combat homelessness and answered questions about it in downtown Los Angeles on Nov. 13. The event – hosted alongside Jim Newton, a professor in the communication department and editor in chief of the Blueprint magazine – began with discussion about the results of the Nov. Read more...

Photo: Professor Jim Newton and Mayor Karen Bass sit at a panel on homelessness. Bass said she plans to fight dysfunctional laws that exacerbate homelessness. (Michael Gallagher/Assistant Photo editor)


Former Chief John Thomas departs UC Police Department

The UCLA Police Department confirmed Wednesday that its former police chief has left the department. In a statement released on X, UCPD said Tuesday was former Chief John Thomas’ last day leading the department. Read more...

Photo: John Thomas is pictured. Thomas was previously the UCPD chief of police but has since left the university. His last day was Dec. 10. (Courtesy of UCLA)


One person arrested for indecent exposure incident in Kerckhoff Coffeehouse

UCPD arrested one person Friday after an indecent exposure incident in Kerckhoff Coffeehouse. The suspect is registered as a sex offender with the Santa Monica Police Department, according to a post by UCPD on the social media platform X. Read more...

Photo: Kerckhoff Coffeehouse is pictured. The UCLA Police Department arrested one person – who was later confirmed to be a registered sex offender – on suspicion of indecent exposure Friday. (Zimo Li/Photo editor)