It wasn’t until her junior year of high school that Evelyn Hinojosa knew she wanted to go to college. Then, it wasn’t until her third year at UCLA that Hinojosa could picture herself walking across the graduation stage. Read more...
Photo: Evelyn Hinojosa hoped to honor her family’s sacrifices that helped her attend UCLA by having them attend her graduation. (Justin Jung/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Undergraduate students will vote for three amendments to the student government constitution in May after a contentious process to move the amendments on the ballot. The Undergraduate Students Association Council approved three constitutional amendments that may give more power to the USA Judicial Board and USA Elections Board but also limit the term length of judicial board justices. Read more...
This post was updated April 21 at 4:38 p.m. Public Comment: Ayona Hudson, a third-year African American studies and political science transfer student, said UCLA is not prioritizing transfer students for housing for the 2021-2022 school year. Read more...
A proposed California bill could expand health care coverage to include contraceptives for students and employees enrolled in University of California health plans. Senate Bill 523 would require state employee and university health plans to include coverage of over-the-counter birth control and contraceptives. Read more...
Photo: If passed, Senate Bill 523 would expand contraceptive coverage for those using or enrolled in University of California health care plans and would prevent religious employers from retaliating against their employees who get contraceptive coverage outside of their employer provided health plan. (Kanishka Mehra/Photo editor)
The undergraduate student government followed university policy when it rejected a student group’s request for funding to travel to a conservative conference during the COVID-19 pandemic, a panel of student judges said in an opinion released Wednesday. Read more...
Photo: The Undergraduate Students Association Council Judicial Board rejected the Bruin Republicans’ petition against USAC at the board’s March 30 hearing.(Daily Bruin file photo)
This post was updated April 19 at 4:46 p.m. Homelessness advocates expressed both optimism and concern about an ongoing lawsuit alleging the county and city are responsible for not properly allocating funds to house individuals experiencing homelessness. Read more...
Photo: LA County filed a motion to be dismissed from a lawsuit arguing the county’s culpability in inadequately addressing homelessness in Los Angeles. The City of LA is in the process of negotiating a settlement that may result in further relocation of people experiencing homelessness. (Antonio Martinez/Daily Bruin)
Ever since Frank Chang immigrated to the United States from Taiwan in 1979, he has never seen so much violence against Asian Americans. Chang, an electrical engineering professor, is one of many Asian American professors who are unsettled by the rising Asian hate crimes and concerned about both their own safety and the safety of their families. Read more...
Photo: Some Asian elderly professors at UCLA said they have become concerned for their wellbeing and that of their loved ones with the rise of anti-Asian violence. Of these attacks, many have targeted older Asian individuals. (Chelsea Westman/Daily Bruin)
