More than any other demographic polled, Latino undergraduate students at UCLA are likely to support President Barack Obama in the upcoming presidential election, according to a Daily Bruin/UCLA Department of Statistics survey conducted between Sept. 24 and Oct. 9.
Author Archives: Kristen Taketa
Student groups in discontent over HR 35, related documents
House Resolution 35, signed in late August, encourages state public university officials to “increase their efforts to swiftly and unequivocally condemn acts of anti-Semitism on their campuses.”
Homecoming finds new funding, will be held alongside Pauley Pavilion re-opening
The event’s planning committee opted not to use undergraduate student government funds after negative student feedback last year, officials said.
UC financial future depends on passage of Proposition 30
If approved by voters, the measure would raise an additional $6 billion in tax revenue annually for five years to help balance the state budget, which was last reported to have a $15.7 billion deficit.
UC launches mobile tour, Onward California, to garner support for the university
Dozens of students gathered around a bright yellow truck parked in Bruin Plaza last Wednesday, waiting in line for free colorful gelato bars.
Proposal under review would make UC scholarly work free and open to the public
An open access policy, which is currently being reviewed by Academic Senates at UC campuses, would allow anyone to view or download research publications by UC faculty without having to pay subscription fees to academic publishers.
Global Siblings program at UCLA fosters friendships between international and domestic students
Despite having grown up more than 6,000 miles apart and being five years apart in age, Russian native Anastasia Burkovskaya and California native Deborah Mariscal found each other last year through the Global Siblings program at UCLA.