The University of California Board of Regents concluded a three-day meeting at UC Irvine on Thursday, where the University’s sexual assault prevention task force and statement against intolerance dominated most of the discussion. Update on sexual violence and assault prevention task force The regents heard updates on the President’s Task Force on Preventing and Responding […]
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UC Regents seek to modify Statement of Principles Against Intolerance
The University of California Board of Regents announced Thursday a working group to modify the language of the Statement of Principles Against Intolerance. The group will be led by Regent Eddie Island and will include students, faculty, chancellors and regents. The announcement came after almost 20 speakers at the public comment section called for the […]
UC Regents recap — Sept. 16
The University of California Board of Regents, the governing board of the University, discussed its finances, management of its health services and its partnership with U.S. Department of Energy national laboratories, among others things, on the second day of its bimonthly meeting at UC Irvine Wednesday. The regents heard updates about UC Merced’s 2020 Project, […]
UC aims to increase enrollment of California residents
Since University of California resident enrollment fell during the 2008 recession, the University is looking to increase the number of California students it enrolls in the next couple of years, said UC President Janet Napolitano in a statement following the release of the governor’s May budget revision. A number of initiatives from the governor, legislature […]
‘Israel in 3D’ conference discusses past, present and future of Jerusalem
Spotlight: Jerusalem, put on by the Younes and Soraya Nazarian Center for Israel Studies, discussed the past, present and future of the city. Speakers talked about race, religion, environment and their effects on the communities within Jerusalem. Dan Meridor, who served in ministerial positions in successive Israeli governments, was the keynote speaker. (Owen Emerson/Daily Bruin)
UCLA professor serves on rescue team for Nepal earthquake victims
When he arrived in Nepal, Dr. Attila Uner first noticed the devastation to historic temples and world heritage sites. He said locals continued with their daily routines even as the smell of dead bodies permeated the air. Uner, a clinical professor of emergency medicine at UCLA, is a member of the Urban Search and Rescue […]
Student group event fee referendum fails
A referendum that would have raised quarterly student fees by $3 to provide more funding for student organizations fell short of the votes needed to pass last week, to the disappointment of some group leaders. “The referendum’s failure hurts because we might not be able to help our programs grow,” said Isabelle Chu, a second-year […]