Wednesday, April 22

USAC revises election codes with aim of increasing student engagement

Student government elections officials approved revised election codes and modifications to the election calendar in hopes to increase engagement and accessibility. Undergraduate Students Association Council Election Board Chair Kyana Shajari presented revised election codes and the fall special election calendar to the council Wednesday for approval. Read more...

Photo: Undergraduate student government officials voted Wednesday to approve the newly revised election codes and the fall special election calendar. Changes to the codes include a decrease in spending limit to increase accessibility. (Daily Bruin file photo)




After months of bargaining, medical residents reach tentative agreement with UCLA

Resident physicians, fellows and interns won health benefits and union access Wednesday night in their most recent negotiating session with UCLA administration. After 10 months of bargaining with UCLA Health, the administration and residents reached a tentative agreement that includes wage and housing stipend increases, sustained health benefits until 2021 and unrestricted union access in the hospital, said Caleb Williams, a resident physician, in an email statement. Read more...

Photo: The Committee of Interns and Residents at UCLA held a walkout Wednesday to express its concern with proposed cuts to health benefits and union access. (Jintak Han/Daily Bruin senior staff)


UCLA’s involvement in Thirty Meter Telescope prompts protest from student groups

UCLA students and faculty remain divided over the University of California’s involvement in the development of a massive telescope in Hawaii, as construction continues to be delayed by protesters for a sixth week. Read more...

Photo: The UCLA Pacific Islands’ Student Association held a town hall in February and invited local Hawaiian leaders to discuss their opinions on the Thirty Meter Telescope. The student organization held a public protest and received almost 5,000 signatures on a petition to demonstrate opposition to the TMT to the UC Board of Regents, according to PISA member Uriah Blackwell. (Tanmay Shankar/Assistant Photo editor)