Gov. Gavin Newsom signed California’s state budget for the upcoming fiscal year Monday, increasing the UC’s funding to $350 million.
The budget also preserves a nearly $130 million deferral to the University until the 2027-28 fiscal year.

This post was updated June 29 at 2:25 p.m.
A conservative group filed a lawsuit against the UC on June 18, alleging that the University’s sexual harassment policies and anti-discrimination training violated free speech.

A new club is using art to support Asian American survivors of domestic violence.
Project Medusa, a student-led initiative founded in February, puts on creative workshops for domestic violence survivors in Los Angeles.

This post was updated June 26 at 3:42 p.m.
Californians will vote on a bond that would allocate $350,000,000 to new affordable student housing projects in the November election. 
Senate Bill 417 – the Veterans and Affordable Housing Bond Act of 2026 – passed the California State Senate and was approved by Gov.

UCLA will offer a minor in health humanities starting this fall.
The minor, housed under the comparative literature department, is an interdisciplinary program that examines how health and medicine are shaped by literature, culture, history and social experience, according to the department’s website.

Anneliese Fiegl, a senior student supervisor at Kerckhoff Coffeehouse, uses most of her earnings to pay for tuition and educational expenses.
The rising third-year biochemistry student earns $20.75 per hour overseeing other employees for around 10 hours each week.

An activist and Westwood restaurant owner raised awareness about historical and current conflicts in Iran at a Thursday luncheon.
The most recent United States-Iran conflict began Feb.