Friday, April 17

AFSCME and students protest stalled negotiations at UCLA Medal ceremony

Students and labor advocates demonstrated against UCLA administration at an award ceremony over stalled union negotiations. Members of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Local 3299, the UC’s largest employee union, and students protested the University’s approach to negotiations with AFSCME on Wednesday. Read more...

Photo: The labor union and students were protesting the perceived hypocrisy of rewarding a civil rights activist,while simultaneously failing to work with UCLA’s AFSCME contingent. (Ariana Saigh/Daily Bruin)


Student group constructs positivity wall, supports women engineers’ mental health

Colorful boards scattered in Bruin Plaza prompted students to answer questions about self-love, such as “What are you grateful for?” or “Flaunt it! What makes you amazing?” on Tuesday. Read more...

Photo: The Society of Women Engineers set up the positivity wall for Mental Health Awareness Week. Organizers of the event also gave participants information on mental health awareness. (Daily Bruin file photo)


UCLA experts speculate on fiscal feasibility of Newsom’s campaign pledges

UCLA experts said Gov.-elect Gavin Newsom, a Democrat, may spend more on higher education, allowing for an increase in state funding to public universities. Newsom was elected governor of California during the midterm elections in November and will replace Gov. Read more...

Photo: Jim Newton, a public policy and communication lecturer, said he thinks Newsom will likely come to the governorship with a desire to ease students’ financial burden and to possibly spend more on the University of California. (Kristie-Valerie Hoang/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Researchers predict an increase in uninsured Californians with new federal policy

An upcoming change in federal health care policy could cause hundreds of thousands of Californians to lose health insurance in the next five years, according to a recent study from UCLA researchers. Read more...

Photo: Researchers from UCLA and UC Berkeley project that if California does not counteract new federal measures to remove penalties for the individual mandate, up to 4.4 million Californians under 65 could be uninsured by 2023. (Daily Bruin file photo)




‘Spotted on Bruinwalk’ to return after three-year hiatus, this time run by USAC CEC

A student government office is reviving a forum for students to submit missed connections and interesting sightings around campus. Spotted on Bruinwalk, through which students were formerly able to report things observed on campus, will be revived by the Undergraduate Students Association Council Campus Events Commission after a three-year hiatus. Read more...

Photo: Spotted on Bruinwalk, on which students were formerly able to report things observed on campus, will be revived by the Undergraduate Students Association Council Campus Events Commission after a three-year hiatus. (Daily Bruin file photo)