Tuesday, May 12


Climate Justice Forum speakers weigh AI environmental cost, sustainability outlook

While artificial intelligence can damage the environment, it also has the potential to promote sustainability, climate experts said during a Wednesday forum at Kerckhoff Grand Salon. Read more...

Photo: Panelists speak at the 2026 Climate Justice Forum, which aimed to raise awareness and foster dialogue about current environmental justice issues, especially with the rise of AI. (Charlie Hamilton/Daily Bruin)


Eric Garcetti discusses modern approaches to peacemaking at UCLA event

A former Los Angeles mayor and United States ambassador to India said countries need to rethink their approaches to international peacebuilding at a UCLA event Tuesday. Read more...

Photo: Eric Garcetti, a former Los Angeles mayor and United States ambassador to India, speaks to a crowd. Garcetti said countries need to rethink their approaches to international peacebuilding at a Tuesday UCLA event. (Daily Bruin file photo)


US Department of Homeland Security condemns UCLA protest against agency’s lawyer

This post was updated April 23 at 9:03 p.m. The United States Department of Homeland Security condemned a protest held at UCLA against the agency’s top lawyer Wednesday. Read more...

Photo: Demonstrators hold up signs during an event with James Percival, the general counsel of the United States Department of Homeland Security, including some which read, “Stop killing people” and “Stop kidnapping people.” (Karla Cardenas-Felipe/Daily Bruin staff)


Demonstrators protest UCLA event hosting DHS General Counsel James Percival

This post was updated April 23 at 10:52 a.m. More than 150 demonstrators protested an event with the United States Department of Homeland Security’s head lawyer at the UCLA School of Law on Tuesday. Read more...

Photo: Demonstrators hold posters as they listen to law student Maahum Shahab in Shapiro Courtyard. Shahab condemned the DHS and the death of Nurul Amin Shah Alam, a blind refugee from Myanmar who died of hypothermia and dehydration in upstate New York after U.S. Customs and Border Patrol agents left him outside, during her speech. (Karla Cardenas-Felipe/Daily Bruin staff)


UCLA law professor Kimberlé Crenshaw speaks on critical race theory, ‘backtalking’

Critical race theory scholar Kimberlé Crenshaw emphasized the importance of standing up to oppressive systems at a Thursday event promoting her memoir. Crenshaw, a distinguished law professor at UCLA, shared anecdotes from her upcoming book “Backtalker” at the event. Read more...

Photo: Critical race theory scholar Kimberlé Crenshaw speaks at a Thursday event promoting her memoir. Crenshaw emphasized the importance of standing up to oppressive systems. (Elle Smith/Daily Bruin)


Former U.S. ambassador discusses new novel, global affairs at School of Law

A former United States ambassador to Russia said people should remain hopeful for a more democratic global future in a Thursday talk at the School of Law. Read more...

Photo: Michael McFaul, a former United States ambassador to Russia who served in the Obama administration for five years, is pictured. McFaul said people should remain hopeful for a more democratic global future in a Thursday talk at the School of Law. (Elle Smith/Daily Bruin)