Wednesday, April 22

Student class projects aim to raise awareness of UCLA’s mental health resources

When Carl Schottmiller, a disabilities studies professor, took a training hosted by UCLA’s Resilience in the Student Experience Center over the summer, he realized how little he knew about UCLA’s mental health resources. Read more...

Photo: Chris Schottmiller’s disabilities studies class presented projects devoted to raising awareness of mental health resources on campus. During the course of their projects, students conducted surveys and wrote newsletters, among other things. (Kanishka Mehra/Assistant Photo editor)


Students, faculty react to protests against India’s newly passed citizenship act

A controversial citizenship law passed by the Indian government last month has prompted protests across the country and concern from UCLA faculty and students with ties to India. Read more...

Photo: The Indian government passed a controversial citizenship law in December, leading to protests across the nation. The Citizenship Amendment Act provides a fast-tracked path to citizenship. However, Muslim migrants are not granted this quicker path to citizenship. (Creative Commons photo by Ashwin Kumar via Wikimedia Commons)


Sodexo, workers’ union reach agreement before 6th Democratic primary debate at LMU

This post was updated Dec. 18 at 11:00 a.m. Labor contract issues that threatened Thursday’s Democratic presidential debate at Loyola Marymount University have been resolved, party and union leaders announced Tuesday. Read more...

Photo: Democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren, the first candidate to announce her boycott of the sixth Democratic presidential primary debate, attended the union press conference to celebrate the new labor contract. (Jintak Han/Daily Bruin senior staff)


UC sued over use of SAT, ACT scores in its admissions process

High school students, admissions equity organizations and a Los Angeles school district filed two lawsuits against the University of California on Tuesday, claiming that the use of standardized testing in undergraduate admissions is discriminatory. Read more...

Photo: Four students, five admissions equity organizations and the Compton Unified School District filed lawsuits against the University of California on Tuesday over its use of the SAT and ACT in its admissions process. The lawsuits claim that the use of standardized testing in undergraduate admissions is discriminatory. (Kanishka Mehra/Assistant Photo editor)



UCLA’s university housing projects are unlikely to reduce rent rates in Westwood

Several university housing projects set to be completed in the next few years are unlikely to lower rent costs in Westwood, experts say. Westwood Village has been rated the most expensive place to rent in California. Read more...

Photo: The introduction of new university housing over the next few years will at best only slow down rising rents, UCLA housing experts said. With the highest rent in California, Westwood Village can be prohibitively expensive for students who cannot live in university housing. (Amy Dixon/Daily Bruin senior staff)