University of California student leaders are working with the UC Office of the President to advocate for more funding from the state legislature after the University delayed a potential tuition hike last month. During the UC Board of Regents’ January meeting, the regents postponed their vote on the proposed tuition increase until May. UC President […]
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Former Reagan adviser encourages political debate among students
A policy adviser to former President Ronald Reagan said at an event Wednesday he thinks fascism has always been a fundamentally leftist ideology. Dinesh D’Souza, who worked for Reagan between 1987 and 1988 and is a conservative writer, said he thinks Democrats’ belief in political correctness and conformity is comparable to fascism. About 200 people […]
Photo: Wednesday’s demonstration outside Royce Hall supported activist Ahed Tamimi
Around 25 people demonstrated outside Royce Hall on Wednesday afternoon to protest the arrest of Palestinian activist Ahed Tamimi, who faced charges from Israeli authorities this week after a video of her assaulting an Israeli soldier stationed outside her home was posted on social media. Tamimi’s military trial was originally scheduled for Wednesday but was postponed […]
Gubernatorial candidates debate immigration, funding for education
Six gubernatorial hopefuls squared off on immigration and higher education in Royce Hall on Thursday night. The Latino Community Foundation and Univision hosted the 2018 Gubernatorial Forum on Thursday. Democratic candidates Gavin Newsom, John Chiang, Antonio Villaraigosa and Delaine Eastin and Republican candidates John Cox and Travis Allen participated in the debate. Outside the forum, […]
Former U.S. ambassador, alum discusses relations with Argentina
A former American ambassador to Argentina said the new Argentinian government has strengthened bilateral relations with the United States during an event Tuesday. Noah Mamet, a U.S. ambassador under the Obama administration who graduated from UCLA in 1992, spoke at a lunchtime discussion hosted by the Anderson School of Management’s Center for Global Management about […]
Video: Women’s March 2018
Thousands of people attended the Women’s March in downtown Los Angeles on Jan. 20. The Daily Bruin asked several UCLA students why they decided to take part in the event.
Bruins voice support for women’s rights in second annual LA Women’s March
This post was updated Jan. 21 at 4:38 p.m. UCLA students demonstrated alongside hundreds of thousands of protesters at the second annual Los Angeles Women’s March on Saturday. Protesters at the march in downtown Los Angeles advocated against President Donald Trump’s administration and in support of women’s rights. Holding signs saying “Women’s rights are human […]