Report calls for civilian oversight of LA sheriff’s department

Students at the UCLA School of Law released a report Monday recommending that Los Angeles County officials create a civilian oversight commission for the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department. UCLA law students drafted the report in response to continued accusations of deputy misconduct and inmate abuse. The report was commissioned by the Coalition to End Sheriff […]

Labor Center honors students, activists for 50th anniversary

As a carwash worker in Los Angeles, Silvia Molina remembers working ten-hour days, earning only $35 a day. After she was fired from the job for speaking out against her working conditions – workers were also left without a break room or space to eat their meals – Molina turned to the UCLA Labor Center, […]

California public colleges collaborate on education access

On Tuesday, leaders of California’s three public higher education segments reaffirmed their commitment to greater cooperation and integration with each other to state policymakers in Sacramento. Janet Napolitano, president of the University of California, and Timothy White, chancellor of the California State University system, appeared together in a media briefing as part of Joint Higher […]

UC Regent Bonnie Reiss meets with UCLA students

A University of California regent highlighted funding as the main challenge facing the University in a meeting with UCLA students on Thursday. UC Regent Bonnie Reiss met with about 15 members of the Undergraduate Students Association Council External Vice President’s office and representatives of various student groups to discuss issues faced by UCLA students. The […]

UC regent to visit UCLA, speak with students

A University of California regent will come to UCLA on Thursday, as part of a larger effort to increase communication between the UC officials and students. Undergraduate Students Association Council External Vice President Maryssa Hall invited UC Regent Bonnie Reiss to speak with UCLA students in an effort to increase transparency regarding regental actions. “The […]

FDA Commissioner Margaret Hamburg to speak at UCLA Friday

Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Margaret Hamburg is scheduled to speak at UCLA Friday to give insight into the agency. Mark Weiner, a spokesman for the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, said the event will focus on Hamburg’s career and the future of the FDA. The seminar will take the form of a Q&A; […]

SAT redesigned to better reflect high school coursework

The College Board recently announced an extensive redesign of the SAT, but it remains unclear how the changes could affect University of California admissions. Among the most significant changes that will go into effect in spring 2016, the test’s essay will become optional and the exam will return to its former 1,600 point grading scale […]