Friday, July 24

USAC election introduces new slate, to have one presidential candidate

This post was updated on April 24 at 2:50 p.m. This year’s student government elections will have an unopposed presidential candidate. Bruins United candidate Arielle Yael Mokhtarzadeh is the only person running for the Undergraduate Students Association Council president. Read more...

Photo: This year’s undergraduate student government elections will feature six uncontested positions and 10 independent candidates. Students can start voting during week five. (Daily Bruin file photo)


Rep. John Lewis to receive UCLA Medal, deliver lecture at Royce Hall

A civil rights leader and current congressman will come to UCLA on Monday to receive the UCLA Medal and deliver a lecture. Rep. John Lewis, a Democrat from Georgia, will deliver the 5th Annual Winston C. Read more...

Photo: Rep. John Lewis will receive the UCLA Medal Monday and deliver the Winston C. Doby lecture at Royce Hall. (Public Domain photo via LBJ Library)




Proposed state bill could extend alcohol sales hours

Westwood community members think a new bill extending alcohol service hours in bars and restaurants might not affect the area. The bill, proposed by state Senator Scott Wiener in February, would allow cities to extend their last call hours to 4 a.m. Read more...

Photo: Westwood officials said they think the proposed bill would not affect Westwood’s nightlife scene because the area is not usually busy by 2 a.m. (Kristie Hoang/Daily Bruin)



Former UCLA basketball player Anita Ortega to give commencement address

This post was updated April 4 at 7:42 p.m. Anita Ortega, a former UCLA women’s basketball player, will deliver the UCLA College commencement address in June, UCLA officials announced Tuesday. Read more...

Photo: Anita Ortega helped lead UCLA women’s basketball to its first national championship in 1978. She was inducted into the UCLA Athletics Hall of Fame in 2002. (ASUCLA)