Thursday, March 26

Students urge transparency during UC’s efforts to restore federal funding

Students urged the UC to protect its researchers and increase transparency amid federal negotiations to restore UCLA’s frozen research grants. The Trump administration suspended about 800 of UCLA’s research grants from the National Institutes of Health, the National Science Foundation and the United States Department of Energy in late July. Read more...

Photo: Kendy Chen, a fifth-year biochemistry student, works at a lab. Students urged the UC to remain transparent as the federal government seeks a $1 billion settlement from UCLA to restore its research funding. (Courtesy of Arjun Pamidi)


UCLA library makes room for new books through weeding process, recycling

A May Reddit post showing a dumpster bin filled with books, allegedly behind Olympic and Centennial residential halls, sparked outrage and confusion among students. The post to UCLA’s subreddit with the image, entitled “UCLA IS TRASHING THOUSANDS OF BOOKS,” received about 250 “upvotes” and over 60 comments. Read more...

Photo: A May reddit post showing a dumpster filled with books sparked confusion among UCLA students. (Helen Sanders/Daily Bruin staff)


USAC recap – July 22

This post was updated Aug. 16 at 12:28 a.m. The Undergraduate Students Association Council approved two constitutional bylaw changes, which added appointments to the transfer student and international student representative offices during its July 22 meeting. Read more...



Kappa Sigma fraternity suspended following Student Group Conduct Code violations

This post was updated Sept. 6 at 12:08 p.m. UCLA has suspended the campus’s chapter of Kappa Sigma until May 2030 for violating policies relating to hazing, alcohol and safety. Read more...

Photo: UCLA’s former Kappa Sigma fraternity house is pictured. UCLA suspended the chapter until May 2030 for violating policies relating to hazing, alcohol and safety. (Alexandra Crosnoe/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Man arrested for stealing posters, carrying weapons on UCLA’s campus

This post was updated Aug. 12 at 6:43 p.m. UCPD arrested a man who allegedly stole posters of prominent Black figures from Haines Hall while carrying multiple weapons, including a stun gun, on campus Saturday.  Brian Royal-Rubin, 37, was charged Tuesday with felony burglary, the violation of civil rights, the possession of a weapon at a university and a hate crime enhancement Jeffrey Chobanian, the acting captain of the UCPD administrative and operations bureau, said in an emailed statement. Read more...

Photo: Haines Hall is pictured. UCPD arrested a man who stole posters of prominent Black figures from Haines Hall while carrying multiple weapons, including a stun gun, on campus Saturday. (Daily Bruin file photo)


Man arrested for allegedly stealing rare Chinese manuscripts from UCLA libraries

A man was arrested Tuesday after allegedly using false identities to steal over $200,000 worth of rare Chinese manuscripts from the UCLA Library system. Jeffrey Ying, a resident of Fremont, California, allegedly stole manuscripts from the UCLA East Asian Library and UCLA Library Special Collections and replaced them with false copies multiple times since October 2024, according to an affidavit filed with a criminal complaint. Read more...

Photo: Charles E. Young Research Library is pictured. A man was arrested Tuesday after allegedly stealing rare Chinese manuscripts from the UCLA Library system. (Daily Bruin file photo)



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