This post was updated Feb. 28 at 7:43 p.m. Treasury Department secretary, Steven Mnuchin, announced Monday a new round of sanctions against Russia to be enacted within 30 days, and said he thinks recent tax cuts passed by Congress will result in increased economic growth in the U.S. Steven Mnuchin delivered this year’s Arnold C. […]
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UCLA says it will not penalize applicants for participation in protests
UCLA has joined nearly 50 other colleges and universities across the country to reassure applicants that participating in political protests will not affect their admission prospects. High school students nationwide have participated in school walkouts to advocate for gun control after a gunman killed 17 people and wounded at least 14 others Feb. 14 in […]
Union members protest Supreme Court case on nonunion fees
Union members protested a current Supreme Court case in front of Powell Library on Monday that will decide whether nonunion members should pay fees to unions. About 200 members from several unions, including University Professional and Technical Employees, University of California Student-Workers Union and American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees called on the […]
Supreme Court denies Trump petition against DACA renewal ruling
The Supreme Court refused Monday to hear a petition from President Donald Trump’s administration challenging a lower court ruling that temporarily prevented it from ending Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals. In September, Trump ended DACA, a 2012 program that deferred deportation for undocumented individuals brought to the United States as children. The University of California […]
Federal policy cuts funding for projects under harassment investigation
The federal government announced earlier this month it will cut off funding for research projects with principal researchers who have committed or are under investigation for sexual harassment. The National Science Foundation, a government organization that funds research in science and engineering, announced Feb. 8 it will require universities and other foundations it funds to […]
CNN host lectures on state of democracy and importance of free press
A political commentator said journalists are canaries in a coal mine at a lecture in Schoenberg Hall on Wednesday. “Press plays an absolutely vital role,” said Fareed Zakaria, a Washington Post columnist and the host of CNN’s Fareed Zakaria GPS. Zakaria was this year’s speaker at the Daniel Pearl Memorial Lecture Series. The UCLA Burkle […]
Despite federal concerns, UCLA will not close Confucius Institute
UCLA said it has no plans to shut down a Chinese language and culture center affiliated with the Chinese government, despite comments from federal authorities who believe the center expands China’s political influence. Christopher Wray, the director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, said in a Congressional hearing Tuesday that the bureau was concerned about […]