Sunday, April 5

UCLA to participate in Medicare initiative to improve care, cut costs

UCLA Health is participating in a Medicare program that will reduce costs and improve patient care. Under the Medicare Shared Savings Program, UCLA Health will be able to improve patient care and therefore reduce the number of visits necessary for patients with chronic illnesses. Read more...

Photo: UCLA Health started to collect patient and physician performance data in early January as part of of the Medicare Shared Savings Program under the Affordable Care Act. (Daily Bruin file photo)


Thousands gather at LAX to protest Trump’s executive order

Thousands of people crowded into Los Angeles International Airport on Sunday to protest a recent executive order banning immigrants and refugees from seven Muslim-majority countries. The crowd surrounded the arrivals gate, demanding the reversal of President Donald Trump’s order. Read more...

Photo: Thousands of people at Los Angeles International Airport protested President Donald Trump’s executive order limiting the entry of refugees and citizens of seven Muslim-majority countries. (Jintak Han/Assistant Photo editor)


Sigma C.H.A.I. aims to promote inclusivity among UCLA communities

Students can drink chai and chat about how to make UCLA a more inclusive campus in a new organization called Sigma C.H.A.I. Undergraduate Students Association Council’s General Representative 3 Inan Chowdhury launched Sigma C.H.A.I., or Coalition of Humans Against Inequality, on Friday. Read more...

Photo: Students discuss what builds the best relationships in the first meeting of Sigma C.H.A.I. (Yixuan Gong/Daily Bruin)


Muslim students concerned about Trump’s immigration restrictions

This post was updated Jan. 30 at 3:45 p.m. Muslim students said they are worried President Donald Trump’s ban on citizens and refugees from seven Muslim-majority countries will affect them and their families in the future. Read more...

Photo: UCLA students showed mixed feelings toward President Donald Trump’s ban on citizens and refugees from seven Muslim-majority countries. (Ken Shin/Daily Bruin)


ASUCLA Board of Directors recap – Jan. 27

Associated Students UCLA is a multimillion-dollar organization that provides student services and activities that the university does not fund. It oversees the Undergraduate Students Association Council, Graduate Students Association, Communications Board, campus services and enterprises. Read more...


UC responds to Trump’s executive order on immigration, refugees

This post was updated on Jan. 29 at 2:46 p.m. University of California President Janet Napolitano and the chancellors of each campus expressed concern about an executive order from President Donald Trump barring refugees and citizens of seven Muslim-majority countries. Read more...

Photo: Protesters at Los Angeles International Airport rallied against President Donald Trump’s executive order banning refugees and citizens of seven Muslim majority countries from entering the United States. (Jeong Park/Daily Bruin senior staff)