This post was updated Oct. 7 at 12:27 a.m. Jim McDonnell was named as the next LAPD chief of police Friday. Mayor Karen Bass announced McDonnell would be stepping in as chief of police at a 9 a.m. Read more...
Photo: LAPD headquarters are pictured. Jim McDonnell was selected as the next LAPD chief of police by Mayor Karen Bass following Dominic Choi’s interim tenure. (Courtesy of Daniel L. Lu/Wikimedia Commons)
This post was updated Oct. 5 at 3:45 p.m. Over 1,000 people gathered in Wilson Plaza on Sunday morning for Alive Together, a five-kilometer walk that mourns those who died by suicide and raises mental health awareness. Read more...
Photo: Participants run at the National Alliance for Mental Illness “Alive Together” 5K walk on Sunday in Wilson Plaza. The annual event raised funds for Didi Hirsch Mental Health Services. (Courtesy of Julie Korinke).
A former UCLA School of Dentistry student was sentenced to 35 years in federal prison Monday for shooting two Jewish men in 2023. Jaime Tran, who was last enrolled at UCLA in 2018, was arrested for shooting and wounding two Jewish men as they left religious services in Los Angeles, according to a press release from the United States Department of Justice. Read more...
Photo: Los Angeles Police Department Headquarters are pictured. A previous UCLA School of Dentistry student was sentenced to 35 years in federal prison this week for shooting two Jewish men. (Creative Commons photo by edenpictures via openverse)
Sources: UCPD. Graphic reporting by Gabrielle Gillette, Assistant News Editor. Interactive by Liam McGlynn, Data Editor. UCPD recorded 621 unique entries in its Sept. 1 to Sept. Read more...
After months of negotiation, librarians have a new contract with the UC for higher wages and additional benefits. The UC announced Tuesday that it agreed to contract changes for librarians after 11 months of bargaining with the University Council-American Federation of Teachers – a union representing UC librarians and non-tenured faculty members. Read more...
Photo: Members of UC-AFT host a rally at UCLA. After months of negotiation, the union reached a new contract agreement with the UC that includes higher wages and additional benefits. (Daily Bruin file photo)
This post was updated Oct. 3 at 10:47 p.m. A UCLA alumnus and lecturer filed a lawsuit against the UC on Tuesday, alleging the University discriminated against its undocumented students. Read more...
Photo: Protesters rally in support of the Opportunity for All movement. A UCLA alumnus and lecturer filed a lawsuit against the UC on Tuesday, alleging the University has discriminated against undocumented students by not allowing them to hold on-campus jobs or access paid educational opportunities. (Julia Zhou/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Cecilia Menjívar, a UCLA sociology professor, received two prestigious awards from the American Sociological Association during its annual meeting in August. The ASA, comprising around 10,000 members, distributes eight major awards each year, honoring scholars whose contributions have significantly impacted the discipline. Read more...
Photo: Cecilia Menjívar is pictured under the Royce Hall arches. The sociology professor received two awards from the American Sociological Association for her work on gender-based violence and systemic inequalities faced by immigrants. (Courtesy of James Michael Juarez)
