Friday, October 16

Clavicular, influencer facing rape charge, promotes ‘looksmaxxing’ at UCLA protest

Clavicular, a social media influencer who was charged with rape, led a demonstration on campus to promote “looksmaxxing” Saturday.  About 40 people attended the protest organized by Clavicular, whose name is Braden Peters and who has 1 million followers on Instagram. Read more...

Photo: Clavicular, a social media influencer who was charged with rape, walks across campus. Clavicular, whose real name is Braden Peters, led the demonstration against people with obesity Saturday. (Kai Dizon/Assistant Photo editor)


University finds student did not break code of conduct in pro-Palestine encampment

This post was updated Oct. 15 at 10:05 p.m. A UCLA doctoral student said the university found Monday that he did not violate the Student Conduct Code while participating in a vigil for Palestinians killed in the Israel-Hamas war. Read more...

Photo: Murphy Hall, which houses the office of the dean of students, is pictured. The office found that doctoral student Amed Galo Lopez did not violate the Student Conduct Code during a June 2024 pro-Palestine demonstration. (Andrew Ramiro Diaz/Photo editor)


Hundreds of UCLA students participate in national walkout against sexual violence

This post was updated Oct. 8 at 10:32 p.m. Hundreds of students gathered in Bruin Plaza on Thursday to call for an end to sexual violence and show support for survivors. Read more...

Photo: Students march down Janss Steps to protest against sexual violence. The Thursday protest was one of more than 200 walkouts nationwide in response to an alleged gang rape at Cornell University. (Chenrui Zhang/Daily Bruin staff)


UCLA Academic Senate calls on administration to keep childcare centers open

This post was updated Oct. 9 at 1:10 p.m. The UCLA Academic Senate overwhelmingly passed a resolution Tuesday calling on administrators to reverse a decision to close the university’s childcare centers in June 2027.  UCLA will shut down the Early Care and Education program – which primarily serves faculty and students’ children – June 30, 2027, Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost Darnell Hunt announced in an email to parents, citing budget shortfalls. Read more...

Photo: The Krieger Center, housed under UCLA’s Early Care and Education centers, is pictured. The UCLA Academic Senate overwhelmingly passed a resolution Tuesday calling on administrators to reverse a decision to close the university’s childcare centers in June 2027. (Daily Bruin file photo)



Cat-powered ‘Therapod’ visits Westwood, sharing mental health benefits of felines

This post was updated Oct. 8 at 10:54 p.m. In between classes, third-year sociology student Veronica Rodriguez spent her Tuesday afternoon petting a Maine Coon cat inside a carpet-lined box. Read more...

Photo: A Maine Coon cat rests in a attendee’s lap. Just ten minutes of cat interactions can lower one’s stress levels, according to experts. (Chenrui Zhang/Daily Bruin staff)