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Higher Education, News, UC

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January 23, 2:13 pm

Students launch hunger strike, pressure UC Regents to hire undocumented students

This post was updated Jan. 23 at 11:50 p.m.  Over a dozen student activists from across the UC system launched a hunger strike Tuesday, hoping to pressure the UC Board of Regents to follow through on its promises to open on-campus employment opportunities for the University’s nearly 4,000 students without legal status.  The escalation is the latest development in the “Opportunity for All” campaign backed by progressive legal scholars and undocumented student organizers, which was launched in October 2022 at UCLA. Read more...

Photo: Undocumented students protest the UC Regents at UC San Francisco. The students, representing the “Opportunity for All” campaign, launched a hunger strike on Tuesday calling on the regents to allow students without legal status to apply for on-campus jobs. (Courtesy of Hayley Burgess)

News, Transportation, Westwood

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January 21, 10:35 pm

Students report concerns with Bird scooters following app update

Students expressed concerns with Bird electric scooters and the difficulties parking them. The implementation of new parking zones in September by Bird has led to some challenges: While these zones aim to organize scooter parking, users are experiencing glitches with the app – particularly when trying to photograph and confirm their parking location. Read more...

Photo: A Bird scooter on the UCLA campus is pictured. Students expressed concerns about about Bird app glitches and difficulties with parking scooters. (Daily Bruin file photo)

Los Angeles, News

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January 21, 9:40 pm

LA Mayor Karen Bass focuses on homelessness, climate issues in 1st year

This post was updated Jan. 21 at 10:25 p.m. After just over one year in office, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass has centered her administration on mitigating the impacts of homelessness and climate issues. Read more...

Photo: Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass is pictured. Over the past first year of her term, Bass has centered her administration on homelessness and climate issues. (Daily Bruin file photo)

National, News, Science & Health

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January 21, 6:40 pm

LA-based researchers work to address substance use in urban Native communities

This post was updated Jan. 21 at 10:28 p.m. Scientists at the Los Angeles-based RAND Corporation, in collaboration with researchers at UCLA, have created a program to address substance use in urban Native communities. Read more...

Photo: The UCLA Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior, which houses the Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, is pictured. Los Angeles-based researchers, including a UCLA psychiatrist, recently developed an intervention program to address substance use in urban Native American communities. (Daily Bruin file photo)

A Closer Look, Campus, News, UC

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January 19, 6:32 pm

UC Divest Coalition at UCLA leads ‘Hands Off Yemen’ protest on campus

Nearly 100 people gathered Friday afternoon to call on the UC to divest from weapons manufacturing and condemn recent airstrikes in Yemen.  The protest – organized by UC Divest Coalition at UCLA – began at 2 p.m. Read more...

Photo: Protestors listen to a speech during a rally held in the Court of Sciences on Friday. The rally was held to condemn the United States and United Kingdom for airstrikes on Yemen. (Shane Yu/Daily Bruin staff)


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