Student workers from the University of California demanded the UC implement new anti-discrimination and harassment provisions at a union contract negotiation session Thursday. UAW Local 2865, the UC student-workers union, called for the UC to create procedures that value and protect survivors of sexual assault, as well as extend paid maternity and paternity leave from […]
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USAC candidate hopefuls field questions from student groups at hearing
Undergraduate student government candidates answered questions about their platforms and other issues that impact the campus at an endorsement hearing Wednesday. Each candidate had 30 seconds to answer questions from student groups members, which will help groups decide who to endorse in this year’s Undergraduate Students Association Council election. The Daily Bruin has included a […]
Title IX Office addresses sexual assault, harassment reporting at event
Students, faculty and staff learned about how the UCLA Title IX Office deals with reports of sexual assault and sexual harassment at an event Wednesday afternoon. The event, which was organized by UCLA’s Office of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion, provided an overview of how the university deals with sexual harassment incidents and went through various […]
Panel discusses how UCLA can prevent sexual assault, support survivors
University officials and legal experts said institutions must increase support for victims of sexual harassment and hold harassers accountable at an event Tuesday. The Office of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion held a CrossCheck Live event as part of the university’s inaugural sexual violence and sexual harassment awareness week. Jerry Kang, vice chancellor of equity, diversity […]
UCLA announces appointment of new vice chancellor of student affairs
UCLA formally appointed the new vice chancellor of student affairs Monday. Scott Waugh, executive vice chancellor and provost, said in a statement the university decided to appoint Interim Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs Monroe Gorden Jr. after consulting with various members of the administration and campus leaders. Waugh added that a working group chaired by […]
Congressman Ted Lieu speaks in Westwood regarding Russia, campaign interference
The congressman who represents UCLA and Westwood said at an event Sunday he thinks the alleged Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election will help Democrats overturn Republican seats in the 2018 Congressional midterm election. Congressman Ted Lieu and Harry Litman, former U.S. Attorney and Deputy Assistant Attorney General, said indictments and guilty pleas resulting […]
Judicial board rules against reconsidering Justin Jackson’s IVP candidacy
The Undergraduate Students Association Council Judicial Board ruled in favor of the USAC Election Board after reviewing a petition claiming the election board unfairly disqualified a candidate. The judicial board voted unanimously that the election board did not violate the equal protection clause of the USAC Election Code by disqualifying Justin Jackson for submitting his […]