Monday, April 13

Activist Angela Davis addresses Israeli-Palestinian conflict

Renowned activist Angela Davis drew connections between Israel-Palestine conflict, South African apartheid and the prison system in the United States at a campus event Wednesday. Students for Justice in Palestine, a student group that aims to promote the self-determination of the Palestinian people and education about the Israel-Palestine conflict, hosted the discussion. Read more...

Photo: Asli Ü. Bâli, a law professor, participated in a conversation organized by the Students for Justice in Palestine that called for support for Palestinians. (Sonja Bartlett/Daily Bruin)


UCLA Racing | Baja SAE team gears up for Kansas competition

Circled around a neon spray-painted race car, several students begin to take the pieces apart, ripping parts off the frame and fiddling with the engine. The Miami Vice-inspired race car sports a faded pink, purple and blue paint job, along with a hula dancing doll on its dashboard. Read more...

Photo: Kevin Liu and Chris Jordan, third-year mechanical engeineering students and members of the UCLA Racing Baja Team, rebuild the car that their club will be racing at a competition next week. (Austin Yu/Daily Bruin)



Students help faculty develop diversity requirement proposal

More than a dozen students are helping faculty members develop a proposal for a new academic diversity requirement by the end of this month.The committee formed last month after the chair of the College of Letters and Science Faculty Executive Committee, Christina Palmer, asked several UCLA professors to work on a new diversity requirement proposal and present it to the College Faculty Executive Committee before the end of the quarter.Along with the faculty committee, a student advisory group was also created to work with faculty throughout the process. Read more...


AFSCME files complaint against UC Berkeley for custodian’s death

The University of California’s largest union filed a complaint last week against UC Berkeley concerning a custodian who died from injuries he received at work, alleging the university failed to comply with proper safety policies. Read more...

Photo: Damon Frick, a custodian at UC Berkeley, died last month of injuries he received at work. The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Local 3299 union filed a complaint Wednesday against UC Berkeley alleging it did not comply with proper safety policies.


UC Regents divided on increasing transfer enrollment to improve diversity

SACRAMENTO — Officials urged the University of California to improve its outreach to transfer students, but members on the UC Board of Regents disagreed with each other on whether the UC should increase its enrollment of transfer students. Read more...

Photo: The UC Board of Regents discussed solutions to diversify enrollment at its bimonthly meeting in Sacramento. (Jeong Park/Daily Bruin)


Crimewatch: May 5-11

View Crimewatch: May 5-11 in a larger map These crimes were reported on the UCLA campus and in the Westwood area between May 5-11. North Village On May 5, a grand theft was reported at the Theta Chi fraternity house at 663 Gayley Ave. Read more...