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Westwood BID recap – Nov. 17

The Westwood Village Improvement Association, also known as the BID, is a nonprofit organization tasked with improving the state of Westwood Village. Property and business owners created the association in 2011 to provide Westwood Village with functions the city of Los Angeles could not provide. Read more...


UC Regents recap – Nov. 16

The University of California Regents, the governing body of the UC, met Wednesday for its bimonthly board meeting at UC San Francisco. Regents discussed the results of federal and state elections, the board’s dedication to inclusion and diversity and addressing misconduct by regents done outside University business. Read more...


Professor’s lecture sparks debate about FDA drug approval process

One academic believes that an excessive amount of resources is wasted on the hasty pursuance of drug trials, which don’t always generate conclusive results. However, UCLA Health officials think that the drug approval process is relatively efficient. Read more...

Photo: Jonathan Kimmelman, a biomedical ethics professor at McGill University, spoke to medical students and healthcare professionals about pharmaceutical ethics at the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center on Tuesday. (Hannah Burnett/Daily Bruin)


Local activists hold teach-in to promote nonviolent protests

A reverend who worked with Martin Luther King Jr. told UCLA community members that violence cannot be used to improve the United States. The Rev. James Lawson Jr., who teaches at UCLA, and other civil rights activists spoke at a teach-in event Tuesday that aimed to engage students in dialogue about nonviolent protests. Read more...

Photo: David Huerta, president of the California branch of a worker union, spoke to UCLA community members about the importance of nonviolent protest at a panel Tuesday. (Sihui Song/Daily Bruin)


UCLA, USC students collaborate on walkouts to protest marginalization

Students from both UCLA and USC put rivalry week aside to protest President-elect Donald Trump’s speech toward marginalized groups. About 300 students began protesting in front of Royce Hall at 3 p.m. Read more...

Photo: Students filled Royce Quad on Wednesday to walk out in protest of the negative comments shadowing president-elect Donald Trump’s campaign. (Erin Rice/Daily Bruin)


USAC recap – Nov. 15

The Undergraduate Students Association Council is the official student government representing the undergraduate student body at UCLA. Council meetings usually take place every week Tuesdays at 7 p.m. Read more...