Sunday, May 10

EU ambassador addresses UCLA community regarding refugee crisis

The European Union ambassador to the United States told UCLA community members Wednesday afternoon he thinks the EU’s member countries need to work together to address the refugee crisis. Read more...

Photo: David O’Sullivan, the European Union ambassador to the US, spoke at UCLA Wednesday afternoon about the EU response to the Syrian refugee crisis. (Ken Shin/Daily Bruin)


Human Rights Night panelists address refugee crisis, human trafficking

Tania Rashid saw pieces of American-branded, blood-soaked clothing scattered among the rubble of fallen buildings after a Bangladeshi garment factory collapsed in 2013 and killed more than 1,000 people. Read more...

Photo: UCLA alumnae Nagwa Ibrahim (left), criminal defense and immigration lawyer, and Tania Rashid, a freelance journalist, spoke as panelists at Human Rights Night. (Zinnia Moreno/Daily Bruin)


City council to vote on placement of bike lanes in Westwood Village

The Los Angeles City Council will vote Friday whether to move a planned bike lane from Westwood Boulevard to Gayley and Midvale avenues. The council’s transportation committee met Wednesday to discuss possible amendments to the Mobility Plan 2035, which would add hundreds of bike lanes, bus-only lanes and pedestrian improvements throughout the city. Read more...

Photo: LA city council members, UCLA officials and Westwood community members disagree over whether to move a proposed bike lane from Westwood Boulevard to Gayley Avenue. (Daily Bruin file photo)


Passage of #UCLAwellness Initiative Referendum expands funding for CAPS

UCLA Counseling and Psychological Services, or CAPS, plans to use funding from a student fee passed Friday to provide more counseling sessions and recruit more diverse clinicians. Read more...

Photo: UCLA Counseling and Psychological Services plans to use funding from the #UCLAwellness Initiative Referendum, which passed Friday, to improve counseling services. (Mackenzie Possee/Daily Bruin)



UC Regents recap – May 11

The University of California Board of Regents discussed requirements for student athletes, financial aid and diversity in UC schools, among others topics, Wednesday, the second day of its bimonthly meeting at the Sacramento Convention Center. Read more...

Photo: (Daily Bruin file photo)