This post was updated Oct 17 at 11:45 p.m. The University Professional and Technical Employees-Communications Workers of America 9119 will conduct a strike authorization vote Oct. Read more...
Photo: A member of the University Professional and Technical Employees-Communications Workers of America 9119 holds a picket sign. The union will hold a strike authorization vote Oct. 21 after alleging unfair labor practices against the UC. (Daily Bruin file photo)
This post was updated Oct. 17 at 1:12 p.m. When UCLA Ceramics Club president Jade Wong opened the club’s ASUCLA storage locker Sept. 30, she found it empty. Read more...
Photo: Students in the Ceramics Club make pottery by hand. The club lost student-funded and handmade artwork in a suspected theft in September. (Courtesy of Jade Wong)
Two Democratic Californian legislators reintroduced a bill designed to target the basic needs crisis among students in higher education Sept. 18. The Basic Assistance for Students in College Act – which Democrats first introduced in June 2021 – would create a $1 billion grant program for higher education institutions to provide funds for research and address food, housing, health care, child care, technology and transportation needs, according to a press release from Senator Alex Padilla, one of the people who introduced the bill. Read more...
Photo: Students walk across the UCLA campus. Two Democratic legislators recently reintroduced a bill that would help provide basic necessities to students pursuing higher education. (Daily Bruin file photo)
This post was updated Oct. 18 at 12:12 a.m. UCLA researchers have found a gene that may have implications for treating blood-related genetic diseases and cancers. Read more...
Photo: (Matthew Park/Daily Bruin)
This post was updated Oct. 16 at 12:49 a.m. The Undergraduate Students Association Council unanimously passed a resolution Oct. 1 condemning the UC Board of Regents’ allocation of drones and less-than-lethal weapons to UCPD. Read more...
Photo: UCPD officers in riot gear line up inside the Meyer and Renee Luskin Conference Center during the UC Board of Regents’ meeting Sept. 19. The Undergraduate Students Association Council passed a resolution Oct. 1 condemning the regents’ passage of Item C1 and the police response to a protest at the meeting. (Sam Mulick/Daily Bruin senior staff)
This post was updated Oct. 16 at 12:17 a.m. Drake Chang, UCLA’s chief information security officer, sat down with Daily Bruin contributor Catherine Wang to discuss his team’s October campaign for Cybersecurity Awareness Month. Read more...
Photo: Drake Chang is pictured. (Courtesy of Felicia Caldwell)
Thousands of students gathered in Westwood Village on Oct. 3 for “Westwood Wander,” the latest installment of UCLA First Thursdays. The evening opened at Broxton Plaza: a newly pedestrianized area that was turned into an interactive center with games, picture opportunities and the distribution of limited-edition First Thursdays T-shirts. Read more...
Photo: People wearing blue “UCLA FIRST THURSDAYS” shirts pose for a photo. The first First Thursdays event of the academic year was held at the now-pedestrian-only Broxton Plaza on Oct. 3. (Courtesy of UCLA)
