Bruin Diversity Initiative aims to benefit many groups

Most of the revenue from the proposed fee increase would go to organizations that provide retention, access, community service and cultural programs. Multiple groups would use the money to support about a couple hundred student jobs and address growing costs such as the increasing price of gas for transportation.

Student notetakers no longer to receive monetary stipends

By copying his notes for students with disabilities, Brian Tat earned $800 in four quarters – money he has used to pay for his own textbooks. But beginning this spring, student notetakers like Tat, a second-year statistics and mathematics economics student, will no longer receive stipends for their services. The UCLA Office for Students with […]

USAC rejects student-initiated wellness referendum

The undergraduate student government on Tuesday rejected a student-initiated $10 quarterly fee increase referendum that would support retention and access programs, despite requests from several students to put the fee increase up for a vote in the upcoming May elections. Earlier that night, the Undergraduate Students Association Council unanimously approved a separate $1.33 quarterly fee […]

Supreme Court to hear Michigan affirmative action suit

The United States Supreme Court announced last week it will hear a second case on the constitutionality of affirmative action, this time concerning a ban in Michigan similar to one that already exists in California. Affirmative action consists of policies that favor underrepresented groups based on factors such as race, color, sex or religion. The […]