Tuesday, April 7


Students protest arrests at Merced City Council meeting

MERCED UCLA and UC Merced students and city residents protested the arrests of several students – including one from UC Merced – at a city council meeting Monday night. Read more...

Photo: UCLA and UC Merced students protested the arrests of several students at a Merced City Council Meeting on Monday night. Isa Bey, a UC Merced student, was arrested for battery on a police officer in a smoke shop in Merced. (Alexandra Del Rosario/Daily Bruin)



Research recap: Schizophrenia, sustainability and diversity center

July 6 UCLA researchers found that people in early stages of schizophrenia were able to remember details of social interactions when given context clues. A study published by the researchers from the Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior found that individuals at risk of schizophrenia were able to match a person’s face to a description of a social interaction the person was in, while individuals with chronic schizophrenia could not. Read more...


New policy allows admissions officers to request supplemental items

Several students said they supported a new policy change to the University of California’s undergraduate admissions, but felt that part of the change, which allows admission officers to request recommendation letters, would put some students at a disadvantage. Read more...

Photo: (Michael Zshornack/Photo editor) The Board of Regents approved a system-wide policy for undergraduate admission that would allow selected students to submit additional material


Students offer input on efforts of immigration advisory council

Several international students said they think the university should pay more attention to issues affecting their community, and hope a new immigration advisory council will help improve their representation on campus. Read more...

Photo: Chancellor Gene Block created an immigration advisory council to help improve communication and representation of international students. (Owen Emerson/Daily Bruin senior staff)