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Lives Without Knives hosts vegan small businesses, advocates at VegFest

Vegan booths and food trucks lined Wilson Plaza for VegFest on Jan. 18 to showcase local businesses and promote a plant-based diet. The event, hosted by the youth-led organization Lives Without Knives, was held to educate UCLA students about veganism and the ease of a vegan lifestyle, said Chandni Sacheti, the organization’s founder. Read more...

Photo: A sign advertising VegFest is pictured. The event, hosted by Lives Without Knives, featured vegan small businesses and advocates at various booths across Wilson Plaza. (Anna Dai-Liu/Daily Bruin senior staff)




UCLA Health to acquire West Hills Hospital and Medical Center

This post was updated March 29 at 6:01 p.m. UCLA Health has received approval to acquire the 260-bed West Hills Hospital and Medical Center. The proposed expansion was approved by the UC Board of Regents and will help UCLA Health mitigate issues with capacity constraints, said a UCLA Health spokesperson in an emailed statement. Read more...

Photo: A UCLA Health building is pictured. UCLA Health is set to acquire the West Hills Hospital and Medical Center following approval of the proposal from the UC Board of Regents. (Daily Bruin file photo)



UCLA appoints Athena Jackson as Norman and Armena Powell University Librarian

This post was updated Jan. 25 at 10:03 p.m. Former UCLA director of library special collections Athena Jackson will be the next Norman and Armena Powell University Librarian, UCLA announced Thursday.  Jackson will start in the role March 1, succeeding Virginia Steel – who had occupied the position since 2013, according to an announcement from Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost Darnell Hunt. Read more...

Photo: Powell Library is pictured. Athena Jackson, the former director of library special collections at UCLA, will serve as the next Norman and Armena Powell University Librarian, effective March 1. (Joseph Jimenez/Photo editor)


LLC Palooza 2024 highlights importance of community, empathy at UCLA

This post was updated Jan. 25 at 10:37 p.m. UCLA hosted an event Jan. 17 aimed at highlighting its Living Learning Communities. The LLC Palooza is an annual event showcasing the different student-led, identity-based housing communities on the Hill. Read more...

Photo: The Living Learning Communities Palooza, an annual event showcasing the different student-led, identity-based housing communities on the Hill, is pictured. (Nicolas Greamo/Daily Bruin senior staff)



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