Wednesday, July 22

UCPath payroll implementation delays continue at increasing cost

The University of California’s payroll system upgrade will be delayed once again, which will cost the university millions of dollars more than originally planned. The UC Payroll, Academic Personnel, Timekeeping & Human Resources project seeks to replace campuses’ outdated and decentralized systems with one processing center. Read more...


UCLA alumnus member of Pulitzer Prize-winning staff for journalism

Robert Salonga, a crime news reporter, compares himself to the Grim Reaper. “People literally will see me and get bummed out because I’m only around if something bad has happened,” he said. Read more...

Photo: Robert Salonga (third from right) and the Pulitzer Prize-winning staff from the East Bay Times and Bay Area News Group celebrate after being awarded the 2017 Pulitzer Prize in Breaking News Reporting for coverage of the Ghost Ship fire in Oakland, California. (Courtesy of D. Ross Cameron)




GSA election sees 3.5 percent decrease in voter turnout

About 9 percent of eligible graduate students voted in this year’s uncontested Graduate Students Association election, down 3.5 percent from last year. Elections commissioner Anne Blackstock-Bernstein said 1,077 graduate students voted out of a possible 11,834. Read more...

Photo: This year’s Graduate Students Association candidates ran unopposed and only needed one vote each to secure their positions. The voter turnout was 9.1 percent, higher than the 2015 election when one seat was contested. (Jintak Han/Assistant Photo editor)


USAC recap – April 18

The Undergraduate Students Association Council is the official student government representing the undergraduate student body at UCLA. Council meetings take place every Tuesday at 7 p.m. Read more...

Photo: USAC council meetings take place every Tuesday. This week, the council could not vote on any agenda items because only seven out of 13 members attended. (Petek Kuscu/Daily Bruin)