UC files motion to keep DACA operational during lawsuit review

The University of California and other groups suing President Donald Trump’s administration for ending Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals jointly filed a motion Wednesday asking a federal judge to keep the program operating while their lawsuits are being reviewed. In September, Trump ended DACA, a program enacted by former-president Barack Obama in 2012 that deferred […]

UC extends deadline for applicants affected by natural disasters

The University of California announced Monday it is extending its fall application deadline for students who have been affected by recent natural disasters. Freshman and transfer applicants affected by natural disasters have until Dec. 15 to submit their applications. The regular application deadline is Nov. 30. Recent in-state natural disasters include wildfires earlier this month […]

Daily Bruin wins best online college news award and other honors

Update: This article was updated Oct. 29 at 1:27 p.m. The Daily Bruin was named one of the best online college news outlets in the nation Saturday and won four first-place awards Friday. The Bruin won a National Pacemaker for the best 2016-2017 college online news outlet, and won four first-place awards at the College Media […]

ASUCLA recap – Oct. 27

Associated Students UCLA is a multimillion-dollar organization that provides student services and activities that the university does not fund. It oversees the Undergraduate Students Association Council, Graduate Students Association, Communications Board campus services and enterprises. Board of Directors meetings are monthly and open to the public. Public Comment Arielle Yael Mokhtarzadeh, undergraduate student government president, […]

Bruin Republicans calls possible event charges unconstitutional

A campus political group is accusing UCLA of suppressing free speech because the university may impose additional security costs for an event the group plans to hold in November. The Alliance Defending Freedom, a conservative legal organization representing Bruin Republicans, sent Chancellor Gene Block a letter Monday calling on the university to rescind additional security […]

Inaugural UC public law conference encourages discussion and protests

More than 500 law students, faculty and attorneys discussed how lawyers can use their skills to address civil rights issues at a conference this weekend. The University of California held its first Public Service Law Conference at the Meyer and Renee Luskin Conference Center from Saturday to Sunday. The conference, which opened with a keynote speech […]

Napolitano claims UC will support undocumented students, free speech

University of California President Janet Napolitano said Saturday that the UC will continue to support undocumented students in the University, and said the University should continue to host controversial speakers because she thinks hateful speech is protected under the First Amendment. In an interview with the Daily Bruin and other media outlets at the UC […]