Legislators and student leaders are taking different approaches to address the problem of college students struggling to repay student loans. President Barack Obama’s administration released a report Sept. 30 that recommended Congress increase protections to those who have taken out student loans. One of the recommendations suggests Congress change a 2005 law that makes it […]
Author Archives: Kat Bocanegra Speed
UCLA, VA partner to provide cancer therapy clinical trials to veterans
UCLA announced Wednesday it would partner with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to offer cancer therapy clinical trials for men and women who have served in the armed forces. The Operation Mend Project to Enhance Cancer Care for Veterans allows veterans in the Los Angeles area to enroll in cancer treatment trials being led […]
Progress in fulfilling USAC resolutions vary
Each year, the undergraduate student government passes several resolutions to express its formal opinion on an issue, but councilmembers often have difficulty fulfilling the ideas expressed in the resolutions. Resolutions aim to represent the student body’s views. Councilmembers use resolutions to signal to the administration that they want a change in campus climate or policy […]
UCLA to improve sexual violence prevention through training, education
Over the past year, UCLA, in response to new University of California policy, will have its sexual violence prevention to be more specific and preventative, officials said. The changes were made following the creation of a UC task force on sexual violence and the state’s audit. University President Janet Napolitano established the task force last […]
Gov. Brown signs budget to fund public schools, expand Medi-Cal
Gov. Jerry Brown signed a $115 billion general fund budget Wednesday, which includes an additional $25 million to the University of California system. The new budget increases spending on public schools and expands Medi-Cal to undocumented children, among other changes. The California State University system will receive an additional $97 million to increase enrollment. There […]
Student aids in Nepal earthquake relief, develops nonprofit in Haiti
Jodi Sagorin Spangler took her organic chemistry midterm the morning after returning from doing medical relief work in Nepal, where she studied in her tent at night with flash cards and a headlight. “I would have never thought that I’d find myself working in disaster relief, but I’m glad I decided to take these opportunities […]
UCLA graduate student incorporates dance background into activism
She stood in front of the downtown Los Angeles police station for hours, repeating movements and instructions before a small group while music blared from a speaker. Shamell Bell was teaching street dancing to protesters and passersby as part of an 18-day protest following the release of Ezell Ford’s autopsy report on Dec. 29. “We […]