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Members of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal and County Employees Local 3299 and the University Professional and Technical Employees-Communications Workers of America 9119 strike on campus. A federal judge barred the Trump administration from freezing the UC’s federal funding Friday in a lawsuit brought by AFSCME Local 3299, UPTE-CWA 9199 and several other UC unions and faculty associations. (Andrew Ramiro Diaz/Photo editor)

Judge bars Trump administration from threatening, freezing UC’s federal funding

This post was updated Nov. 18 at 2:13 p.m. A federal judge barred the Trump administration from freezing or threatening to freeze the UC’s federal funding Friday. Read more...

Photo: Members of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal and County Employees Local 3299 and the University Professional and Technical Employees-Communications Workers of America 9119 strike on campus. A federal judge barred the Trump administration from freezing the UC’s federal funding Friday in a lawsuit brought by AFSCME Local 3299, UPTE-CWA 9199 and several other UC unions and faculty associations. (Andrew Ramiro Diaz/Photo editor)

Members of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal and County Employees Local 3299 and the University Professional and Technical Employees-Communications Workers of America 9119 strike on campus. A federal judge barred the Trump administration from freezing the UC’s federal funding Friday in a lawsuit brought by AFSCME Local 3299, UPTE-CWA 9199 and several other UC unions and faculty associations. (Andrew Ramiro Diaz/Photo editor)

USAC backs UAW Local 4811 in UC contract negotiations for better labor conditions

This post was updated Nov. 16 at 9:59 p.m. The Undergraduate Students Association Council expressed support for the student services and advising professionals unit of United Auto Workers Local 4811 in its contract negotiations with the UC. Read more...

Photo: Fragments of USAC’s letter in support of student services and advising professionals are layered over a picture of UAW Local 4811’s April protest against federal funding cuts. The council requested Adriana Galván, the dean of undergraduate education, to deliver its demands to UC President James Milliken. (Photo by Andrew Ramiro Diaz/Photo editor. Design by Erin Brauer/Daily Bruin)


Massage Mondays offers stress relief, prioritizes student wellness

Every other Monday, dozens of students line up around Kerckhoff Hall in anticipation of a chance to unwind. Massage Mondays – an ongoing event hosted by ASUCLA and the Undergraduate Students Association Council’s Student Wellness Commission – provides students the opportunity to receive a free six-minute massage from a licensed massage therapist. Read more...

Photo: Charles E. Young Grand Salon, located in Kerckhoff Hall, is pictured. The salon hosts the student-wellness-oriented event hosted by ASUCLA and USAC. (Michael Gallagher/Assistant Photo editor)


Afrikan Student Union revives Black Wednesday tradition, grows community

The Afrikan Student Union is reviving Black Wednesday, a decades old tradition that aims to cultivate community and visibility for Black Bruins. Maleeyah Frazier, the ASU’s chairperson, said the tradition – where Black students gather at the Bruin Bear every Wednesday – emerged in the 1990s. Read more...

Photo: Students pose at Bruin Plaza. The Afrikan Student Union is reviving Black Wednesday, a tradition where Black students gather at the Bruin Bear every Wednesday. (Courtesy of Layla Crawford and Leah Nelson)


UC instates Cal-GETC framework for prospective community college transfer students

The UC implemented a new general education sequence for prospective community college transfer students this fall. The California General Education Transfer Curriculum seeks to streamline the four-year university transfer process for students in the California Community Colleges system, according to the Intersegmental Committee of the Academic Senates’ website. Read more...

Photo: The UCLA Transfer Student Center. The UC implemented a new general education sequence for prospective community college transfer students this fall. (Daily Bruin file photo)



Following plumbing issue, Rieber Hall flooding displaces students

This post was updated Nov. 13 at 9:07 p.m. Two flooding incidents in Rieber Hall on Monday and Wednesday displaced 18 students.  Parts of the second floor of Rieber Hall flooded Monday afternoon and Wednesday morning because of a plumbing issue in the second-floor women’s restroom, UCLA Housing said in an emailed statement. Read more...

Photo: Rieber Hall is pictured. Parts of the dormitory’s second floor flooded Monday and Wednesday, displacing 18 students. (Daily Bruin file photo)



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