Tuesday, March 31

UCPD arrests 2 people for suspected mail theft from off-campus buildings

UCPD arrested two people in connection with the theft of mail from off-campus buildings Friday. The crime was reported around 4:30 a.m. Friday. Officers made contact with the suspects at the intersection of Midvale and Levering Avenue, according to an emailed statement from Jeffrey Chobanian, UCPD’s Acting Captain of the Administrative Bureau.  Officers recovered pepper spray and what they suspected to be methamphetamine from the suspects, along with multiple objects suspected to be burglary tools – including a hammer, crowbars, pliers, screwdrivers and keys – Chobanian said in the statement.  Mail had been stolen from University Apartments North among other buildings, he added The suspects were brought to Los Angeles County jail and face charges of burglary, mail theft, identity theft, misappropriation of lost property, possession of narcotics, possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of burglary tools and possession of tear gas. Read more...

Photo: A UCPD car drives through Westwood. Early Friday morning UCPD arrested two people in connection with mail theft, burglary and other charges. (Nicolas Greamo/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Regents discuss FAFSA changes for mixed-status families, policing reform for UC

SAN FRANCISCO – The UC Board of Regents heard a statement from UCLA Chancellor Julio Frenk and discussed new university initiatives, safety plans and updates on academic programs at its Jan. Read more...

Photo: The UC Board of Regents is pictured at its September meeting. The board heard a statement from UCLA Chancellor Julio Frenk and discussed new university initiatives, safety plans and updates on academic programs during its Jan. 22 meeting at UC San Francisco. (Sam Mulick/Daily Bruin senior staff)


UCLA Law hosts climate change, public policy panel with former Canadian minister

This post was updated Feb. 13 at 8:08 p.m. A former Canadian cabinet minister told climate activists to keep fighting despite a currently unfavorable political background at a Jan. Read more...

Photo: Former Canadian Minister of Environment and Climate Change Catherine McKenna and former Chair of the California Air Resources Board Mary D. Nichols discuss climate change policy at a UCLA School of Law panel Jan. 22. (Andrew Diaz/Daily Bruin)


Q&A: Interim endocrinology clinical chief debunks thyroid myths, shares care options

This post was updated Jan. 31 at 12:28 a.m. Dr. Stephanie Smooke Praw, the interim clinical chief of UCLA Health’s Division of Endocrinology, sat down with the Daily Bruin to dispel thyroid disease misconceptions, discuss risk factors and talk through treatment options during Thyroid Awareness Month in January. Read more...

Photo: (Valerie Liman/Daily Bruin)


‘It brings everyone together’: Matsuri celebrates Japanese culture with music, art

This post was updated Jan. 31 at 12:15 a.m. Crisscrossed with red-and-white lanterns, Kerckhoff Patio bustled with students taking in the atmosphere of the Matsuri festival Jan. Read more...

Photo: Performers sing and dance onstage at the Jan. 23 Matsuri festival held on Kerckhoff Patio. The event was held in collaboration by the Japanese Student Association and the Undergraduate Students Association Council Campus Events Commission, and it featured music, a fashion show and vendors. (Max Zhang/Daily Bruin)


Undocumented students share fears of deportation under second Trump administration

This post was updated Jan. 31 at 12:32 a.m. “The majority of my family has nothing left back in Mexico,” said a UCLA biology student. “If they just started deporting us, we’ll just start from zero again.” Undocumented students like them have faced growing fears of deportation following President Donald Trump’s inauguration Jan. Read more...

Photo: President Donald Trump’s “Securing our Borders” executive order is pictured. Undocumented UCLA students have expressed fear over Trump’s plan to carry out mass deportations across the United States. (Sam Mulick/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Spider-Man-themed coding event webs together inclusivity, problem-solving

This post was updated Jan. 30 at 9:46 p.m. Problem solving was in full swing during the Association for Computing Machinery at UCLA’s inclusivity-focused coding event Jan. Read more...

Photo: Members of the Association of Computed Machinery at UCLA and other students are pictured at an event. Members of the ACM chapter at UCLA organized the “Break the Binary” event and solved challenges, including ones that were Spider-Man-themed. (Courtesy of Jafarri Nocentelli)