A proclamation which limits the entry of workers into the U.S. may be detrimental to the campus community, UCLA faculty said. President Donald Trump’s administration issued the proclamation June 22, which suspends entry of individuals applying for certain visas until Dec. Read more...
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July 8, 7:09 pm
UC announces plan to sue federal government in response to recent SEVP regulations
The University of California plans to sue the federal government over new regulations that could require international students to leave the United States. The UC announced Wednesday that they plan to sue the Department of Homeland Security for directing the Immigration and Customs Enforcement to modify their temporary exemptions for the Student and Exchange Visitor Program. Read more...
Photo: The University of California announced plans to sue the Department of Homeland Security for new regulations that will require international students not taking in-person courses in the fall to leave the U.S. (Daily Bruin file photo)
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July 8, 5:19 pm
University officials are assessing SEVP decision impacting international students
University officials are evaluating new regulations that could require international students at UCLA to leave the United States. The United States Immigration and Customs Agency released a set of modifications to the Student and Exchange Visitor Program Monday. Read more...
Photo: University officials are evaluating ICE’S modifications to the Student and Exchange Visitor Program’s temporary exemptions that may require international students to leave the United States. (Lauren Man/Assistant Photo editor)
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July 7, 5:13 pm
UC Board of Regents names Michael Drake the UC’s first Black president
This post was updated July 7 at 6:16 p.m. The University of California has a new president. The UC Board of Regents unanimously approved Michael Drake as the next UC president at their July 7 meeting. Read more...
Photo: The University of California Board of Regents appointed Michael Drake as the next UC president at their July 7 special meeting. He will be the university’s first Black president. (Screen capture by Ashley Kenney/Assistant Photo editor)
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July 6, 9:32 pm
Front Lines Tutoring helps health care workers’ children adjust to pandemic learning
A UCLA student-run volunteer program provides health care workers fighting the COVID-19 pandemic with tutoring services for their children. Front Lines Tutoring, a UCLA student-run volunteer initiative started in April, aims to give back to health care workers battling the pandemic by providing tutoring services to their children over Zoom. Read more...
Photo: Mackenzie Lowenstein, a recent graduate in psychobiology, founded Front Lines Tutoring after seeing how students in high school and below were affected by the transition to online classes – especially the children of health care workers. (Sakshi Joglekar/Daily Bruin)
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July 6, 8:12 pm
Janss brothers’ history of discrimination prompts call for changing name of steps
This post was updated July 7 at 1:40 p.m. A petition to rename Janss Steps received over 2,000 signatures as of July 6. The petition states that UCLA should rename the steps after an alumnus who changed the world for the better, rather than someone who contributed to institutional racism. Read more...
Photo: More than 2,000 people signed a petition to rename Janss Steps, which is named after Harold Janss and Edwin Janss Sr. who barred people of color from owning properties or businesses in Westwood Village. (Daily Bruin file photo)
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July 6, 3:11 pm
NWWNC votes to rename Le Conte Avenue, citing namesake’s racist past
This post was updated July 21 at 4:41 p.m. to reflect new statements from the North Westwood Neighborhood Council. Local council members unanimously voted in favor of a resolution to rename Le Conte Avenue in Westwood at a July 1 meeting. Read more...
Photo: The North Westwood Neighborhood Council voted unanimously to rename Westwood’s Le Conte Avenue at a meeting July 1. (Kanishka Mehra/Photo editor)