The Los Angeles 2024 Olympic bid organizers and other officials are divided on whether President Donald Trump’s recent executive order on immigration will affect the city’s bid to host the games. Some are concerned Los Angeles may not be able to beat out Paris or Budapest, Hungary, for hosting rights because the order has made […]
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UCLA to participate in Medicare initiative to improve care, cut costs
UCLA Health is participating in a Medicare program that will reduce costs and improve patient care. Under the Medicare Shared Savings Program, UCLA Health will be able to improve patient care and therefore reduce the number of visits necessary for patients with chronic illnesses. MSSP, which includes several other health organizations, requires the participating health […]
Pablo Muñoz: Reflections on attending Trump’s inauguration ceremony
I was unsure what to expect when I decided to attend President Donald Trump’s inauguration. As someone of Mexican-American heritage, I felt in some ways I was risking personal friendships and my safety by attending the inauguration of one of the most controversial presidents in history. I should preface the rest of this column with […]
Gov. Jerry Brown proposes UC budget increase, financial aid changes
Gov. Jerry Brown proposed giving the University of California an additional $146 million in his 2017-18 budget proposal released Tuesday morning. Brown proposed increasing the UC system’s general fund by $131 million, based on a 2014 agreement between the UC system and the governor, said UC spokesperson Claire Doan. [Related: California Legislature approves 2015-2016 budget […]
Students, faculty urge UCs to safeguard undocumented immigrants
UCLA faculty and students want to make the university a sanctuary campus for minority groups, including undocumented students. Lauren Duquette-Rury, assistant professor of sociology, penned a letter to the University of California Academic Senate that calls for the University to establish legal services for undocumented students and staff, and denounce hate speech towards all groups […]
Dinesh D’Souza discusses Democratic faults at Bruin Republicans event
A conservative filmmaker and author compared a United States governed by Democratic lawmakers to an “urban plantation” at an event hosted by Bruin Republicans on Thursday. “The Democratic Party perpetuates the urban plantation of America – dilapidated homes, broken families, violence and meager provisions of living where no one got ahead that were characteristics of […]
UC system forms largest donor bloc for Clinton presidential campaign
University of California employees and affiliates comprise the largest bloc of donors to Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign in the 2016 election cycle, according to data from the Federal Election Commission. According to FEC campaign filings, Clinton’s presidential campaign received about $1.3 million from employees and students within the UC system in 2016. Employees from Google’s […]