Monday, October 12

Student workers to negotiate with UC on health benefits, campus safety

University of California student workers plan to call for higher wages and protections against sexual harassment when they begin collectively bargaining with the UC on Wednesday. Read more...

Photo: (Daily Bruin file photo) UAW Local 2865, the UC student-workers union which represents teacher assistants and graduate student instructors, will begin collectively bargaining with the UC on Wednesday.



UCLA says it will not penalize applicants for participation in protests

UCLA has joined nearly 50 other colleges and universities across the country to reassure applicants that participating in political protests will not affect their admission prospects. Read more...

Photo: UCLA Undergraduate Admission said disciplinary actions for students who participate in peaceful protests or civil actions will not jeopardize their admission or scholarships status. (Daily Bruin file photo)




Supreme Court denies Trump petition against DACA renewal ruling

The Supreme Court refused Monday to hear a petition from President Donald Trump’s administration challenging a lower court ruling that temporarily prevented it from ending Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals. Read more...

Photo: Students have joined protests in support of undocumented students over the past year. (Michael Zshornack/Photo editor)


Panelists smoke out pros and cons of marijuana legalization

Experts said the legalization of recreational cannabis could increase tax revenue and facilitate discussion between patients and doctors about marijuana use. Politicians, medical researchers and economic analysts reviewed economic and medical implications of California’s recent legalization of marijuana at an event at UCLA on Thursday. Read more...

Photo: Panelists at the event said they are optimistic the cannabis industry will be integrated into society, but are unsure of how it will develop in Los Angeles. (Liz Ketcham/Daily Bruin)