This post was updated Feb. 3 at 9:44 a.m. UCLA is phasing out the use of ozone-depleting substances, in accordance with an update in federal regulations. Read more...
Photo: On Jan. 1, the Environmental Protect Agency halted the production and import of new reserves of R-22, an ozone-depleting refrigerant commonly referred to as freon. UCLA is phasing out the use of this substance in accordance to these guidelines. (Daily Bruin file photo)
A woman who allegedly paid for her son’s admission into UCLA has accepted a plea deal, according to a Los Angeles Times article Wednesday. Xiaoning Sui, who was detained by Spanish authorities in September, will plead guilty to federal program bribery, the article stated. Read more...
Photo: A woman who agreed to pay $400,000 for her son’s admission into UCLA has accepted a plea deal, according to a Los Angeles Times article. (Daily Bruin file photo)
This post was updated Jan. 27 at 12:16 a.m. As a lifelong basketball player, Mert Gulen said he always felt a deep connection to Kobe Bryant. Read more...
Photo: A man holds a poster of Kobe Bryant, a Los Angeles Lakers legend who died in a helicopter crash Sunday, at a memorial dedicated to Bryant at L.A. Live. (Jintak Han/Daily Bruin senior staff)
For the fourth time, thousands of Angelenos marched through Downtown on Saturday to show their support for women’s rights. In addition to the usual signs, ranging from jokes to swears to female empowerment slogans, the favored promotional materials of many marchers touted their 2020 Democratic presidential picks. Read more...
Photo: Signs with jokes, swears, female empowerment slogans and more floated above the heads of about 30,000 people who attended the fourth annual Women’s March in Downtown Los Angeles. (Christine Kao/Daily Bruin)
John Baldessari loved wordplay, using it both in his art and in his daily life. “He loved to tell terrible jokes – groaners, puns,” said Thomas Lawson, a former colleague of Baldessari at the California Institute of the Arts and dean of its School of Art. Read more...
Photo: John Baldessari, a famous conceptual artist and former professor in the UCLA art department, died Jan. 2 at 88 years old. Students remember his sense of humor and his encouraging style of teaching. (Courtesy of Analia Saban)
This post was updated May 29 at 11:38 a.m. UCLA law professors said they are uncertain about how the Supreme Court will rule on the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, but some said they think its future is bleak. Read more...
Photo: The University of California sued President Donald Trump’s administration in September 2017 over its rescission of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. The case, which went before the Supreme Court in November, will have a decision no later than June. (Wikimedia Commons photo by Jarek Tuszyński)
UCLA students, like many Americans, have said they are having more difficulty paying attention to national news because of the huge influx of information, particularly conflicting information, from various news platforms. Read more...
Photo: (Firyal Bawab/Daily Bruin)
