Department of Education to reconsider PLUS loan policy

For Michael Reyes, a first-generation college student, funding a UCLA education seemed like a pipe dream. Even with several grants and scholarships, he had a $20,000 gap in funding for his two years at UCLA after he transferred from Santa Monica College. He turned to the Parent Loan for Undergraduate Students – or PLUS loan […]

Governor Brown’s budget falls short of regents request

Governor Jerry Brown’s proposed budget for next year would increase state funds to the University of California, preventing the need for tuition increases, but is still below what the UC had hoped to receive. Brown allocated about $2.99 billion to the UC in his proposal, a 5 percent, or $142 million, increase to the UC […]

Student issues play prominent role in State Assembly race

A special primary election will take place Tuesday to elect a new representative for California’s 54th Assembly district, which includes UCLA and Westwood. Four candidates – three Democratic and one independent – are vying for two slots in the state’s general election scheduled for Feb. 4, 2014. If one candidate wins a majority of votes […]

Bruins remember day of loss on 50th anniversary of JFK’s assassination

There was a shout. “The president has been shot,” a Daily Bruin staffer announced to the newsroom. Don Harrison remembers dozens of students gathering to watch a machine print out the breaking headlines line by line. President John F. Kennedy had been assassinated. Harrison was working as an editorial editor for the Bruin when the […]

UCLA announces ‘Grand Challenge’ for environmental sustainability

Last week, UCLA announced a new goal – helping the city of Los Angeles switch to solely renewable sources of energy and local water resources by 2050. The project, called “Thriving in a Hotter Los Angeles,” is the first in a series of six “Grand Challenges” UCLA plans to announce over the next few years […]