The University of California and other groups suing President Donald Trump’s administration for ending Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals jointly filed a motion Wednesday asking a federal judge to keep the program operating while their lawsuits are being reviewed. In September, Trump ended DACA, a program enacted by former-president Barack Obama in 2012 that deferred […]
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City council approves law banning protesters from carrying certain items
The Los Angeles City Council voted Tuesday to ban protesters from carrying pepper spray, tasers and improvised shields. City council approved a law 13-1 to prohibit a list of items specified by the Los Angeles Police Department. The city banned items that could be used as blunt weapons, including bricks, stones, crowbars, hammers and metal […]
UC extends deadline for applicants affected by natural disasters
The University of California announced Monday it is extending its fall application deadline for students who have been affected by recent natural disasters. Freshman and transfer applicants affected by natural disasters have until Dec. 15 to submit their applications. The regular application deadline is Nov. 30. Recent in-state natural disasters include wildfires earlier this month […]
UC to centralize polling stations, create online registration portals
The University of California student leaders are working with campuses to make it easier for students to register to vote by creating online voter registration portals and centralizing polling stations on campus. The California Secretary of State and the UC signed a memorandum last year committing to take steps to increase voter registration and turnout, […]
UC to establish new free speech center focused on First Amendment
The University of California announced today it will establish a new free speech center in the UC center in Washington, D.C. The National Center for Free Speech and Civic Engagement, funded by the UC presidential endowment and private philanthropic efforts, will focus on research and advocacy of First Amendment issues. An advisory board for the […]
Student groups mobilize protest in support of hospital valet workers
About 30 students protested in support of valet workers at the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center on Wednesday and marched to an administrator’s office to deliver a letter asking to meet with him. Student Labor Advocacy Project of UCLA and UCLA Sanctuary Campus Committee organized the protest to demand the UCLA administration hire valet workers. […]
Bruin Republicans calls possible event charges unconstitutional
A campus political group is accusing UCLA of suppressing free speech because the university may impose additional security costs for an event the group plans to hold in November. The Alliance Defending Freedom, a conservative legal organization representing Bruin Republicans, sent Chancellor Gene Block a letter Monday calling on the university to rescind additional security […]