A state labor board will seek a temporary restraining order at the University of California’s request, to limit the number of University of California union workers who will participate in a planned strike on Wednesday. The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees 3299 union, which represents more than 22,000 service and patient care […]
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IDEAS to hold Immigration Awareness Week at UCLA
Members of UCLA’s undocumented student group will host events this week about immigration reform and the immigrant experience in order to clear up misconceptions about undocumented individuals. Immigration Awareness Week at UCLA will be held by IDEAS, or Improving Dreams, Equality, Access, and Success. The week will include discussions, a film screening and a training session for […]
Student of Color Conference discusses racial diversity in UC
Three protesters stood on the roof of a white Chevy in the intersection of Wilshire and Westwood boulevards, one wielding a megaphone, to voice their discontent with what they think is a low level of diversity in higher education. “Don’t forget why you’re here. We’re here for change,” said University of California student regent Cinthia […]
Permits expired or not present in many UCLA elevators
Updated permits are not on display in several of the elevators across UCLA’s main campus, which could lead to thousands of dollars in fines for the university. Permits are outdated or nonexistent in many of the buildings on UCLA’s main campus, including Ackerman Union, the Terasaki Life Sciences Building, Bunche Hall, Geology Building, UCLA School […]
Students protest lack of diversity in higher ed during UCSA conference
Hundreds of students blocked traffic on part of Westwood Boulevard for about an hour Saturday afternoon as part of the annual Student of Color Conference.
UCLA unveils sustainability goal as part of Grand Challenge Initiative
UCLA announced a new goal Friday to have the city of Los Angeles use exclusively renewable sources of energy and local water resources by 2050. The project, called “Thriving in a Hotter Los Angeles,” is the first in a series of six “grand challenges” UCLA plans to announce over the next five years as part […]
Typhoon Haiyan breaks up Bruin families, UCLA groups join relief effort
Denise Panaligan turned on the television Saturday morning and saw images of Typhoon Haiyan for the first time. The third-year biology student from Leyte province in the Philippines, saw her hometown destroyed. “I saw basically everything I know gone,” Panaligan said. “There’s nothing left. I don’t even know if the people I grew up with […]