Tuesday, April 7

LLC Palooza 2024 highlights importance of community, empathy at UCLA

This post was updated Jan. 25 at 10:37 p.m. UCLA hosted an event Jan. 17 aimed at highlighting its Living Learning Communities. The LLC Palooza is an annual event showcasing the different student-led, identity-based housing communities on the Hill. Read more...

Photo: The Living Learning Communities Palooza, an annual event showcasing the different student-led, identity-based housing communities on the Hill, is pictured. (Nicolas Greamo/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Westwood leaders host 2024 kickoff brunch at Hammer Museum

The Westwood Village Improvement Association hosted community members Thursday morning for its 2024 kickoff brunch at the Hammer Museum. The event included speeches from WVIA members and questions from the community. Read more...

Photo: Board chair Kevin Crummy is pictured. Community leaders spoke about their hopes for the future of Westwood. (Ella Coffey/Daily Bruin)


Long-awaited Bruin Reflection Space serves as location for meditation and prayer

Students and staff gathered at Ackerman Union on Friday afternoon to celebrate the opening of the newly established Bruin Reflection Space. The Bruin Reflection Space, located near the south side of Ackerman Union, was jointly created by the University Religious Conference, UCLA Campus Life and Associated Students UCLA to provide students with a safe space for meditation and prayer. Read more...

Photo: The sign for the Bruin Reflection Space is pictured. UCLA community members celebrated the ribbon ceremony Friday. (Dylan Winward/Daily Bruin senior staff)


UCLA students share their experience attending STEM-focused career fair

The UCLA Career Center hosted a STEM-focused job fair Thursday afternoon to connect students with nearly 30 potential employers. Hundreds of students attended the fair, which was hosted from 3 to 7 p.m. Read more...

Photo: Students mingle in front of booths at a STEM-focused career fair. The fair, hosted Thursday by the UCLA Career Center, featured nearly 30 employers. (Renee Rubanowitz/Daily Bruin)


U.S. Senate candidates share visions for California in first debate

Candidates made their case to Californians on Monday during the first debate for a United States Senate seat. The University of Southern California Dornsife Center for the Political Future co-hosted the debate with POLITICO and FOX 11 Los Angeles at the university’s Bovard Auditorium. Read more...

Photo: Pictured are U.S. Senate candidates Rep. Barbara Lee, Rep. Adam Schiff and Rep. Katie Porter. The Democratic congressional representatives were three of four candidates in the Senate debate Monday, alongside Republican Steve Garvey, who is not pictured. (Myka Fromm/Assistant Photo editor)



Students launch hunger strike, pressure UC Regents to hire undocumented students

This post was updated Jan. 23 at 11:50 p.m.  Over a dozen student activists from across the UC system launched a hunger strike Tuesday, hoping to pressure the UC Board of Regents to follow through on its promises to open on-campus employment opportunities for the University’s nearly 4,000 students without legal status.  The escalation is the latest development in the “Opportunity for All” campaign backed by progressive legal scholars and undocumented student organizers, which was launched in October 2022 at UCLA. Read more...

Photo: Undocumented students protest the UC Regents at UC San Francisco. The students, representing the “Opportunity for All” campaign, launched a hunger strike on Tuesday calling on the regents to allow students without legal status to apply for on-campus jobs. (Courtesy of Hayley Burgess)