This post was updated Jan. 16 at 5:47 p.m. President Donald Trump’s administration filed an appeal Tuesday against a federal court order made last week that blocked the administration from ending a program that deferred deportation for undocumented individuals brought to the United States as children. The Department of Justice asked the 9th U.S. Circuit […]
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Federal tax bill may not impact students as negatively after update
Student leaders and experts said they think a new federal tax law that goes into effect this month does not impact students as negatively as previously proposed tax bills. Unlike the initial tax bill proposed by Republicans in the House of Representatives in November, the final version of the law does not tax graduate students’ […]
Assemblyman Sebastian Ridley-Thomas resigns citing health reasons
The California State Assemblyman who represents UCLA and Westwood resigned Wednesday due to health issues. Sebastian Ridley-Thomas, who represents the 54th assembly district, said in a statement he is leaving his position after Dec. 31. He added he had his fifth surgery this year earlier this month and needs time to recover. “Following recuperation, I […]
UC president discusses free speech, tuition at Daily Bruin interview
University of California President Janet Napolitano said Tuesday that UC tuition may continue to rise with inflation, depending on how the state funds the UC in the future. Napolitano said in an interview with the Daily Bruin Editorial Board on Tuesday the regents will consider increasing tuition by 2.5 percent in 2018. However, she added […]
UC regents grading system developed in hopes of creating accountability
University of California student leaders have finalized a grading system to evaluate UC Regents. The UC Student Association announced at the UC Board of Regents meeting Thursday they will grade regents on how accessible they are to students and the items they vote on. Regents will be graded on how often they visit campuses, interact […]
UC Regents recap – Nov. 16
Board Judith Gutierrez, UC Student Association president, said UCSA released a report that featured the stories of 13 undocumented students. Gutierrez added UCSA is releasing a regents report card that assigns regents with grades on their visibility on campuses and voting stances. She added she hopes this will establish communication between UCSA and regents, and […]
Regents recap – Nov. 15
The governing board of the University of California met for the second day of its November meeting at UC San Francisco on Wednesday. Compliance and audit committee Rachel Nava, executive vice president and chief operating office of the UC Office of the President, said she thinks the first phase of implementing recommendations from the California […]