Josh Stepakoff was shot in his left leg and left hip when he was 6 while attending a day camp in the North Valley Jewish Community Center in August 1999. “A neo-Nazi came in with a semi-automatic weapon and shot 70 rounds on us in less than a minute,” Stepakoff said, now a clinical psychology […]
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Associate professor weighs in on implications of Trump suing California
President Donald Trump’s administration sued California on Tuesday for its sanctuary state policies that sought to protect undocumented immigrants and limit local law enforcement from working with federal immigration authorities. The Daily Bruin’s Julia Shapero spoke with Raúl Hinojosa-Ojeda, a Chicana/o studies associate professor who researches immigration, about the lawsuit’s implications for undocumented individuals in […]
Trump administration sues California for its sanctuary state legislation
President Donald Trump’s administration sued California on Tuesday over its sanctuary state policies. The lawsuit, which was filed in the federal court in Sacramento, targets three California laws that protect undocumented immigrants from federal agencies. The lawsuit names Gov. Jerry Brown and California Attorney General Xavier Becerra as defendants. AB 450, or the Immigrant Worker […]
Labor and workplace studies class hosts forum on issues immigrants face
National and local elected officials led about 300 people in chants of “Student power,” “This is what democracy looks like,” and “We are light, learners, leaders,” at UCLA’s Northwest Campus Auditorium on Monday evening. Students in a labor and workplace studies class hosted the event “Immigration Forum: Students Speak Out!” to educate the UCLA community […]
Former military data analyst talks privacy violations, personal identity
Chelsea Manning said she thinks government-sponsored data collection undermines individual liberties at an event Monday. “I value the fact that working with data, it’s not (just) data – it’s people, its lives,” she said. “We need to separate the science and math from the data – it’s people being impacted by systems everyday.” Manning, who […]
PROSPER Act would change work-study formula, reduce funding for the UC
This post was updated Mar. 6 at 3:44 p.m. A federal proposal governing work-study programs may reduce funding to University of California students, a UC official said. The Promoting Real Opportunity, Success, and Prosperity through Education Reform Act, which was introduced in the House of Representatives last month, would revise the Federal Work-Study formula to […]
UCLA students protest for comprehensive gun control laws
A nationwide political movement reached UCLA when students protested the lack of comprehensive gun control laws on campus Thursday afternoon. About 20 students gathered at Janss Steps to march around Royce Quad, chanting “Hey ho, hey ho, the NRA must go.” Sydney Sacker, a fourth-year communication student, said she organized the walkout on Facebook after […]