This post was updated July 9 at 9:30 p.m. UCLA announced the acquisition of the historic Trust Building in downtown Los Angeles on June 29. The 11-story property built in 1928 is located on South Spring Street in the Historic Core downtown. Read more...
Photo: Pictured is the Trust Building in downtown Los Angeles. UCLA announced the acquisition of the building June 29. (Courtesy of David Esquivel/UCLA)
This post was updated June 11 at 7:49 p.m. UC community members are calling for a ban on caste-based discrimination and further support for caste-oppressed students and faculty following similar movements in other California institutions. Read more...
This post was updated June 4 at 9:57 p.m. The Holiday Bowl’s parent company filed a lawsuit Wednesday against the Pac-12 Conference and the University of California Board of Regents for damages regarding UCLA football’s exit from the 2021 edition of the contest. Read more...
Photo: Wasserman Football Center is pictured. (Daily Bruin file photo)
The UC Board of Regents unanimously approved a working group Thursday that will explore how to allow all students to work regardless of immigration status. The regents, who met at the Meyer and Renee Luskin Conference Center, first discussed the Regents Policy on Equitable Student Employment Opportunities during a closed board session, followed by voting during the open session. Read more...
Photo: Community members hold a sign in support of the Opportunity for All campaign at a rally. The UC Board of Regents supported the campaign’s demands for access to employment regardless of immigration status, approving a task force that will look into its implementation. (Julia Zhou/Daily Bruin)
This post was updated May 9 at 11:55 p.m. CruX UCLA hosted the inaugural California Neurotechnology Conference on April 29, featuring professionals and student clubs across the UC system. Read more...
Photo: A panel of academia and industry professionals discuss the future of the field of neurotechnology. The panelists included representatives from companies such as Medtronic and PSYONIC. (Sitara Lewis/Daily Bruin)
Former UCLA Health gynecologist James Heaps is appealing his sexual battery and penetration convictions. Heaps – who was sentenced to 11 years in prison April 26 – is appealing on the basis that the trial court may have erred in procedure and denied Heaps a fair trial, his attorney Leonard Levine said. Read more...
Photo: Former UCLA Health gynecologist James Heaps is pictured in court. Heaps was recently sentenced to serve 11 years in prison following convictions on multiple counts of sexual battery. (Christine Kao/Daily Bruin staff)
The UC plans to give certain staff and academic employees a general 4.6% raise if the finalized California state budget allocates the same amount as current drafts. Read more...
Photo: A bill is pictured with Royce Hall replacing the White House. UCLA announced a plan for a potential raise in salary for policy-covered employees. (Constanza Montemayor/Daily Bruin senior staff)
