Wednesday, August 12

In the news:

Gov. Gavin Newsom preserves $350 million UC funding increase in May budget revision

This post was updated May 17 at 10:49 p.m. Gov. Gavin Newsom kept proposed funding for the UC steady in his May revision of the 2026-27 state budget released Thursday. Read more...

Photo: Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks to a crowd. Newsom kept proposed funding for the UC steady in his May revision of the 2026-27 state budget released Thursday. (Daily Bruin file photo)


Bruins reject referendums with low turnout, vote in council in 2026 USAC election

This post was updated May 17 at 10:23 p.m. Undergraduate students rejected $87 in referendum fees, approved changes to the Undergraduate Students Association Council constitution and chose new officers in the 2026 USAC election. Read more...

Photo: Attendees celebrate at an announcement event for the Undergraduate Students Association Council 2026 election. Undergraduate students rejected $87 in referendum fees, approved changes to the USAC constitution and chose new officers in the 2026 election. (Kai Dizon/Daily Bruin senior staff)



Taiwanese bubble tea chain Milksha opens Westwood location

This post was updated May 19 at 11:04 p.m. Milksha, a Taiwanese bubble tea chain, opened a new location in Westwood on May 7. Milksha’s grand opening event, which began at 11 a.m., featured discounted prices, free merchandise and a DJ. Read more...

Photo: People wait in line outside the entrance to Milksha’s Westwood storefront. The milk tea chain opened a new location on Broxton Avenue. (Elle Smith/Daily Bruin staff)



UCPD detains demonstrator in pro-Palestine protest for Nakba Day

This post was updated May 15 at 10:47 p.m. UCPD detained one person at a Friday demonstration that recognized the 1948 mass displacement of Palestinians. Students for Justice in Palestine at UCLA organized the protest for Nakba Day – which remembers the roughly 750,000 Palestinians who were displaced by Israel during the 1948 Arab-Israeli war. Read more...

Photo: Demonstrators gather in the Court of Sciences. UCPD detained one person at a Friday protest that recognized the 1948 mass displacement of Palestinians. (Andrew Ramiro Diaz/Photo editor)


USA Judicial Board reinstates general representative candidate in USAC elections

The USA Judicial Board reinstated a disqualified general representative candidate in the Undergraduate Students Association Council elections Thursday evening. Susie Turner, a second-year African American studies and public affairs student, was initially disqualified by the USA Elections Board for exceeding the elections board’s $200 personal-spending campaign expenditure limit by $8.20, according to the board’s notice of disqualification. Read more...

Photo: Susie Turner, a candidate for the Undergraduate Students Association Council’s general representative, speaks at an April 29 debate hosted by the Daily Bruin and the USA Elections Board. Turner was reinstated by the USA Judicial Board on Thursday evening after being disqualified by the elections board for exceeding its personal-spending campaign expenditure limit. (Andrew Diaz/Photo editor)



1 18 19 20 21 22 4,447