Wednesday, June 18

UCLA community commemorates legacy of 2 students in Black Panther Party

Editor’s note: This article includes mentions of gun violence that may be disturbing to some readers. UCLA’s Afrikan Student Union and Academic Advancement Program co-hosted a memorial Thursday for two students and Black Panthers killed in Campbell Hall. Read more...

Photo: A stone outside Campbell Hall recognizes the deaths of Alprentice “Bunchy” Carter and John Huggins Jr. – two UCLA students and members of the Black Panther Party who were shot inside Campbell Hall on Jan. 17, 1969. UCLA’s Afrikan Student Union and Academic Advancement Program co-hosted an annual memorial Thursday for the two students. (Andrew Diaz/Daily Bruin)


LASD fails to be transparent about role in police response to encampment

The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said it sent two squads to back up police who cleared last spring’s Palestine solidarity encampment – but only after an acting captain told the Daily Bruin it hadn’t participated at all. Read more...

Photo: A letter stating that the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department did not send officers to the UCLA campus during last spring’s encampment is layered over a collage of photos showing LASD officers on campus. LASD did in fact send officers to campus to assist with protest policing, a senior officer said. (Photos by Nicolas Greamo/Daily Bruin senior staff and Zimo Li/Photo editor. Photo illustration by Lindsey Murto/Design director)



Westwood power outage affects apartments around UCLA

This post was updated Feb. 9 at 11:05 p.m. Some Westwood residents lost power twice Saturday. Residents living on Glenrock Avenue, Levering Avenue and Midvale Avenue reported power outages beginning around 2:10 p.m., with power still out as of 3:35 p.m. Read more...

Photo: University Apartments on Glenrock Avenue are pictured. Residents living in the apartments reported losing power Saturday. (Dylan Winward/Daily Bruin senior staff)


UCLA Olympic Analytical Lab SRAs protest against alleged wage theft, work policies

This post was updated Feb. 6 at 10:28 p.m. Staff research associates at the UCLA Olympic Analytical Lab protested Wednesday against alleged wage theft and unfair labor practices.  The SRAs were originally promised to receive raises in 2023 and have allegedly been denied over $500,000 collectively, according to signs from the protest and a document obtained by the Daily Bruin. Read more...

Photo: The staff research associates protest in front of the UCLA Olympic Analytical Lab director’s door, with many holding signs. The SRAs were originally promised to receive raises in 2023 and have allegedly been denied over $500,000 collectively. (Maggie Konecky/Daily Bruin)


Pro-Palestine protesters demonstrate outside UC Regent Jay Sures’ home

This post was updated Feb. 6 at 10:25 p.m. Pro-Palestine protesters demonstrated outside UC Regent Jay Sures’ Brentwood house early Wednesday morning. The protest, organized by Graduate Students for Justice in Palestine at UCLA, began before 7:30 a.m. Read more...

Photo: Regent Jay Sures’ house is pictured. Pro-Palestine protesters demonstrated outside Sures’ home early Wednesday morning. (Dylan Winward/Daily Bruin senior staff)


UCLA students create website to keep community informed during LA wildfires

As multiple wildfires burned in Los Angeles County, Kyle Jeong came back to his dorm to find his roommate switching between computer tabs. As he left UCLA to return home, Jeong had an idea – a single website for the Bruin community to stay updated. Read more...

Photo: A computer displaying the Westwood Wildfire Watch site is pictured. Kyle Jeong, a third-year mathematics of computation student, spearheaded the development of the site. (Leydi Cris Cobo Cordon/Daily Bruin senior staff)



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