UC doctors to hold one-day strike over alleged unfair labor practices

Doctors in student health centers across the University of California will hold a one-day strike on Jan. 27 over what they call unfair labor practices, claiming the University has not negotiated in good faith with the Union of American Physicians and Dentists, which represents them. “(An unfair labor practice) strike is the only way to […]

Former USAC officer released from jail after 77 days

A former UCLA undergraduate student government officer was released from county jail Tuesday morning after serving 77 days for sexual battery and other charges. Omar Arce, who was the Undergraduate Students Association Council Community Service commissioner last year, watched in an orange jumpsuit from a holding cell as Los Angeles Superior Court Commissioner Alan Rubin […]

UCLA community holds vigil for victims of Pakistani school attack

Remembering those who died in the terrorist attack of a Pakistani school, about a hundred members of the UCLA community – mostly students – gathered in Bruin Plaza Thursday night for a candlelight vigil. On Tuesday, the Pakistani Taliban, a militant Islamic extremist group, attacked the Army Public School and Degree College in Peshawar, a […]

UC receives record-high number of applicants for fall 2015 admission

A record number of students applied to the University of California for fall 2015, the University announced Thursday. About 194,000 students applied to the UC, with about 158,000 of them applying as freshmen and the rest applying as transfer students. The total represents a 5.8 percent increase in the number of overall applications from last […]

USAC Judicial Board declines to hear divestment-related petition

The undergraduate student government Judicial Board decided last week to not hear a petition that aimed to prevent student government officers from voting on an Israeli-related divestment resolution. The Undergraduate Students Association Council Judicial Board declined to hear the petition because members did not think it was within the board’s jurisdiction. The Judicial Board is […]

Graduate student-workers union passes resolution to support BDS movement

The University of California’s graduate student-workers union voted to pass a resolution supporting the Boycotts, Divestment and Sanctions movement against Israeli institutions and companies that some say are complicit in human rights violations in the West Bank and Gaza.

UC announces plans to expand educational outreach at White House summit

At the White House College Opportunity Day of Action summit Thursday, University of California officials announced plans to expand the University’s outreach programs to K-12 schools in California. The University said it plans to provide transcript evaluation services to 2,600 more California public schools than it currently does and expand enrollment in CalTeach, which prepares […]