Officials at the UCLA Blood and Platelet Center have seen fewer donations than usual this quarter. There were 24 fewer donors at the center’s Ackerman location in the first week of winter quarter compared to this time last year, said Faye Cortez, community liaison for the center. Read more...
Photo: Grant Guess, second-year global studies student, donates platelets to the UCLA Blood and Platelet Center.
President Barack Obama announced a new task force Wednesday to help combat the issue of sexual assault and rape on college campuses. The advisory task force, which will be headed by the Office of the Vice President and the White House Council on Women and Girls, will recommend policy changes in the next 90 days to improve enforcement of federal laws concerning sexual assault and rape at universities and other higher education institutions, according to a presidential memorandum. Read more...
The UCLA Graduate Students Association is the voice of graduate students on campus. The association meets for forum every three weeks and takes positions on current issues affecting graduate students. Read more...
The On Campus Housing Council, student government and student media, including Daily Bruin, are hosting a panel discussion to answer questions from UCLA students from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Wednesday. Read more...
Gov. Jerry Brown underscored a theme of “comeback” for California in his State of the State address at the Legislature Wednesday, but warned lawmakers to practice fiscal restraint. Read more...
This post was updated at 7:58 p.m. Members of a University of California union representing patient care and service workers announced that in February they will hold a vote to strike to protest what the union claims a double standard by the UC during contract negotiations. Read more...
University of California President Janet Napolitano said she plans to institute an immediate hiring cap, a 10 percent reduction in employee travel and other cutbacks to slim the UC Office of the President’s budget. Read more...
