Saturday, July 4

Graduate students advocate for representation on dean selection committee

This post was updated Dec. 16 at 3:16 p.m. to clarify statements from Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost Emily Carter. Graduate student leaders are asking UCLA to include students on the search committee for a new dean of the UCLA Graduate School of Education and Information Studies. Read more...

Photo: The search for a new dean at the School of Education and Information Studies lacks student input, graduate students said. (Finn Chitwood/Daily Bruin)


Former UCLA athlete Rafer Johnson remembered for leadership, humanitarian work

The UCLA Athletics community remembers Olympian and humanitarian Rafer Johnson for his actions on and off the track, the field and the court. Johnson, who was also a UCLA alumnus, died at his home in Sherman Oaks, California on Dec. Read more...

Photo: Olympian, humanitarian and UCLA alumnus Rafer Johnson passed away Dec. 2. (Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons)



COVID-19 pandemic presents unique barriers for medical school applicants

Prospective medical school students said the COVID-19 pandemic has added a layer of uncertainty to the medical school application process. Students said many of their extracurricular and research activities were either canceled, postponed or moved to an online platform. Read more...

Photo: The COVID-19 pandemic has created more difficulties for medical school applicants by affecting their standardized testing and extracurricular activities. (Kanishka Mehra/Photo editor)


USAC recap – Dec. 8

The Undergraduate Students Association Council passed resolutions to increase stipends for the USA Elections Board staff and to allow representatives from the Congressional Advisory Board to give input on agenda items. Read more...


Student advocates hope to establish Disability Cultural Center on campus

This post was updated Dec. 11 at 1:48 p.m. Disability advocates and student leaders are hoping to use money raised in memory of a former student leader to build a center for disabled student advocacy. Read more...

Photo: Student leaders hope to establish a Disability Cultural Center on campus to provide a common space for students with disabilities. (Daily Bruin file photo)


Federal judge reinstates DACA program, but UCLA recipients say more must be done

The Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program is accepting new applications, but undocumented students still seek long-term solutions, DACA students at UCLA said. The administration of President Donald Trump announced that it reinstated the program Monday after a Dec. Read more...

Photo: Even though DACA is now accepting applications for the first time since 2017, DACA students think that President-elect Joe Biden should make long-term solutions for DACA. (Daily Bruin file photo)