Friday, April 10


IT Services staff member remembered for kindness, dedication, leadership

UCLA staff members remember Ricardo Garcia for being a caring leader who was a mentor to his colleagues. Garcia, a staff member in UCLA Information Technology Services who worked on campus for almost 20 years, died in February. Read more...

Photo: Ricardo Garcia, a staff member in UCLA Information Technology Services who worked at campus for almost 20 years, died in February. (Courtesy of Louisa Ovanesian)


UCLA to reduce College Academic Mentor employee benefits

Graduate students who provide academic counseling to undergraduates say a university-mandated reduction in their job benefits will impact the quality of their services. College Academic Counseling told graduate students who work as College Academic Mentors on March 16 that starting next year, they will no longer be eligible for the fee remission and healthcare benefits they currently receive. Read more...

Photo: College Academic Mentors provide academic counseling services for about 18,000 first- and second-year undergraduate students, and advise students who are interesting in applying to graduate school. (Daily Bruin file photo)



California senator advocates for gun control in talk at UCLA hospital

Josh Stepakoff was shot in his left leg and left hip when he was 6 while attending a day camp in the North Valley Jewish Community Center in August 1999. Read more...

Photo: Sen. Dianne Feinstein met activists, gun shooting survivors and medical personnel at the UCLA Mattel Children’s Hospital on Tuesday, following the March for Our Lives over the weekend. (Sharon Zhen/Daily Bruin senior staff)


California Supreme Court rules alumna can sue UCLA for 2009 stabbing

The California Supreme Court ruled Thursday in favor of letting a UCLA alumna who was stabbed by a fellow student in 2009 move forward with a lawsuit against the university. Read more...

Photo: The California Supreme Court overturned an appeals court decision to reject a case between UCLA alumna Catherine Rosen and the University of California Board of Regents. Rosen sued the UC for negligence after she was stabbed by another student while in a chemistry lab in 2009. (Daily Bruin file photo)


Neighborhood empowerment department approves vote for new Village council

City officials have approved an election for students and Westwood community members to create a new neighborhood council. Westwood Forward, a coalition of students and Westwood community members, submitted an application to subdivide the Westwood Neighborhood Council in December because they felt the current council did not adequately represent students or address their concerns. Read more...

Photo: Michael Skiles, an organizer for Westwood Forward, said students and some Westwood community members want to create a new neighborhood council that better represents their interests. The Department of Neighborhood Empowerment will host an election May 22 to decide whether the current Westwood Neighborhood Council should be split apart. (Jacob Preal/Daily Bruin senior staff)