This post was updated May 29 at 10:07 p.m. United Auto Workers Local 4811 began its strike at UCLA on Tuesday with picketing at 9 a.m. Read more...
Photo: Members of United Auto Workers Local 4811 picket at Dickson Plaza. The union voted to authorize a strike May 15, with 79% of participating members voting in favor of the action. (Zimo Li/Daily Bruin)
“Climate change is a hoax.” “The earth is flat.” “Vaccines have microchips in them.” These beliefs persist despite having been widely rejected by scientists. During the COVID-19 pandemic, some conservative politicians promoted the use of the drug ivermectin, which is used to kill parasites, as a cure for the virus – even though the United States Food and Drug Administration did not authorize its use and the National Institutes of Health explicitly advised against it. Read more...
Photo: (Yliah Stuart-Serrano/Daily Bruin)
When scrolling through social media, Neha Gupta and her roommates often come across several diets. Like many college students, after seeing accounts promoting diets such as one of bacon, eggs, butter, beef, ice cream and intermittent fasting, they were confused about what to eat. Read more...
Photo: (Kimi Jung/Daily Bruin staff)
This post was updated May 28 at 5:22 p.m. The next time a person searches the internet to research native plants or local dialects, they may encounter Wikipedia articles edited by UCLA students. Read more...
Photo: A person opens a Wikipedia article about DNA on a laptop screen. A Fiat Lux seminar being offered this quarter is teaching students how to edit and create articles on Wikipedia. (Michael Gallagher/Daily Bruin)
This post was updated May 27 at 9:24 p.m. The UCLA Alumni Association honored seven alumni and one network for their contributions to the university and the greater community at its 2024 ceremony May 18. Read more...
Photo: The James West Alumni Center is pictured. The UCLA Alumni Association hosted a ceremony May 18 to honor seven alumni for their contributions to society. (Daily Bruin file photo)
Elizabeth Kemper, a legal rights advocate for UCLA students, is retiring after 40 years. Kemper, director of UCLA Student Legal Services, will retire at the end of the 2023-2024 academic school year, leaving behind a legacy of decades-long advocacy and efficiently meeting the legal challenges students face. Read more...
Photo: Elizabeth Kemper, pictured outside Royce Hall, is retiring from her role as director of Student Legal Services after 40 years in the office. (Courtesy of Elizabeth Kemper)
The Undergraduate Students Association Council held its third meeting of May on Tuesday. USAC is the official student government representing the undergraduate student body at UCLA. Read more...
