Some UCLA graduate student academic workers have lost access to their full health benefits, after their departments failed to process payment for their tuition and fees on time. The Office of the Registrar informed the teaching assistants, tutors and readers that they had outstanding balances on BruinBill on Thursday. United Auto Workers Local 2865, the […]
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Newly signed Student Voter Act to facilitate registration
It will be easier for California college students to register to vote in the next two years after Gov. Jerry Brown signed the Student Voter Act into law Wednesday. Assembly Bill 2455, also known as the Student Voter Act, will require the California State University and California Community College systems to allow students who enroll […]
UCLA cancels proposed debate between candidates for US Senate
UCLA officially called off a proposed debate between the candidates for the California U.S. Senate seat Thursday. UCLA Government and Community Relations originally announced its plans Sept. 7 to host a debate between California Attorney General Kamala Harris and Rep. Loretta Sanchez, two Democrats running for California’s first open U.S. Senate seat in 24 years. […]
Bruins for Hillary discusses game plan for election season
UCLA students supporting Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign kicked off their first meeting as an official club Wednesday afternoon. About 20 students gathered at Janss Steps as part of the new student group, Bruins for Hillary, to discuss their reasons for supporting Clinton. Though Bruins for Hillary will coordinate with Bruin Democrats on some campaign events, […]
Twenty years in, CLICC still evolves to match students’ technology needs
When Lisa Kemp Jones helped found one of UCLA’s larger computer labs in 1996, she did not imagine it would later house 3-D printers or laser etching. “CLICC provided not only access to hardware and software, but also provided support for services and spaces conducive to learning in the UCLA Library,” Jones said. “These are […]
UCLA skilled workers take to the Hill to protest unfair wages
About 150 union members chanted “We want a raise” and “Who does the work? We do the work” as they handed out yellow flyers to students and parents moving into the residential halls Friday morning. The union members waved signs as they marched down the Hill, protesting what they called an unfair wage proposal during […]