Monday, April 6

Annual Queer Prom spotlights drag performance and crowns royalty

The Gender, Sexuality, & Society Living Learning Community brought queer fantasy to campus Friday through its annual Queer Prom. The event, which took place in the Covel Commons Grand Horizon Room, centered on the theme of queer fantasy. Read more...

Photo: The Covel Commons Grand Horizon Room, which played host to the annual Queer Prom event Friday, is pictured. The event included performances, dancing and the handing out of resources. (Leydi Cris Cobo Cordon/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Nilaya Kanuri appointed as new USAC facilities commissioner

The Undergraduate Students Association Council appointed Nilaya Kanuri as the new facilities commissioner during its Jan. 30 meeting. The Appointment Review Committee presented Kanuri to the council after deciding she was the best fit for the position of the three applicants, Internal Vice President Megan Law said. Read more...

Photo: Nilaya Kanuri, the Undergraduate Students Association Council’s facilities commissioner, is pictured. Kanuri was appointed Jan. 30 following the resignation of the former officer in the position. (Courtesy of Charlotte Chui)



Following repatriation efforts, Fowler Museum returns cultural relics to Ghana

This post was updated March 3 at 10:27 p.m. Members of the Asante Kingdom welcomed representatives of the Fowler Museum to Ghana to return several cultural items that were unethically collected over a century before. Read more...

Photo: Pictured is the Fowler Museum. The museum’s staff returned art to Ghana last month as part of repatriation efforts for stolen artifacts. (Daily Bruin file photo)


Proposition 1 to be voted on in upcoming primary elections, divides policy experts

This post was updated March 6 at 1:19 p.m. Policy experts remain largely skeptical of the merits of Proposition 1, which plans to reallocate and add state funding toward housing and treatment for unhoused people with mental illness. Read more...

Photo: Pictured is the California State Capitol. Voters will decide Tuesday whether to pass Proposition 1, a plan proposed by Gov. Gavin Newsom to reallocate and add state funding toward housing and treatment for unhoused people. (Creative Commons photo by Steven Pavlov)



Crimewatch: February 2024

Sources: UCPD. Graphic reporting by Sharla Steinman, City and Crime Editor. Interactive by Junwon Choi, Data Editor. UCPD recorded 657 unique entries in its February daily crime log. Read more...