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Los Angeles, News, Science & Health
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April 13, 11:50 pm
UCLA-led study discusses drought impacts on urban vegetation in coastal greater LA
A recent UCLA-led study revealed drought’s disproportionate impacts on urban vegetation in socioeconomically disadvantaged communities in the coastal greater Los Angeles area. According to the study, lower-income neighborhoods, many of which have disproportionately large Black and Hispanic populations, have lost more greenness than affluent neighborhoods during dry periods. Read more...
Photo: A car drives by vegetation. (Christine Kao/Daily Bruin staff)
Campus, News
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April 13, 11:45 pm
iClicker subscriptions to be free for UCLA students starting summer 2023
The iClicker program subscription will be free for students and instructors beginning June 20, the Bruin Learn Center of Excellence announced March 28. iClickers are an interactive polling tool utilized in many UCLA classrooms. Read more...
Photo: An iClicker (pictured). (Constanza Montemayor/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Campus, News, Student Government
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April 13, 11:38 pm
USAC partially approves requests for funding for Bruin Bash
The Undergraduate Students Association Council partially approved a request from the Cultural Affairs Commission and Campus Events Commission to use surplus funding to cover costs associated with Bruin Bash. Read more...
Photo: A performer at Bruin Bash 2022 is pictured. The Campus Events Commission and Cultural Affairs Commission, who co-host the event, requested more than $100,00 of surplus funding to cover expenses. (Joseph Jimenez/Assistant Photo editor)
Campus, News, UC
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April 13, 11:33 pm
UC employees rally for $25 minimum wage outside Board of Regents meeting
Dozens of UC employees gathered outside a UC Board of Regents meeting at Meyer and Renee Luskin Conference Center to call for higher wages. The rally, put on by the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Local 3299 – which represents more than 30,000 UC service workers and skilled craft workers – called for minimum wages of $25 per hour, said Frank Valdez, the strategic communications director for AFSCME Local 3299. Read more...
Photo: American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Local 3299 union members protest outside Wednesday’s UC Board of Regents meeting. They called for a $25 an hour minimum wage for University employees. (Shengfeng Chien/Daily Bruin staff)
Campus, Higher Education, News
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April 13, 4:04 pm
Randall Park to deliver keynote address at UCLA College commencement ceremonies
This post was updated April 13 at 11:28 p.m. Graduating Bruins will hear from UCLA alumnus and famous actor and director Randall Park at the UCLA College commencement on June 16, UCLA announced Wednesday. Read more...
Photo: Randall Park stands for a picture at Sundance Film Festival. (Vivian Xu/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Campus, News, Student Government, Transportation
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April 12, 12:15 am
USAC proposal will use surplus to partly cover commuter students’ parking permits
The Undergraduate Students Association Council approved a proposal to use surplus funding to help commuter students pay for on-campus parking permits. The commuter aid proposal suggested by General Representative 2 Naomi Hammonds and passed on March 14 would cover $50 of commuter students’ parking passes, which are currently priced at $292.93 per quarter, using surplus funds. Read more...
Photo: A road full of cars is pictured. The Undergraduate Students Association Council approved funding for a proposal that would give commuter students $50 to pay for parking permits on campus. (Daily Bruin file photo)