Saturday, October 24

‘An authentic take on LA’: Westwood businesses look back on a year of expansion

Several new businesses opened in Westwood during the 2023-2024 school year, providing new opportunities for dining, recreation and other services to the Westwood community. Michael Russell, executive director of the Westwood Village Improvement Association, said there was a significant increase in new businesses opening in the last year and a half. Read more...

Photo: Community members walk around Westwood Village. The Village saw many new businesses open over the past year, offering new places to eat, shop and exercise for Westwood’s community. (Zimo Li/Photo editor)


USAC end-of-term recap – 21 resolutions passed in 2023-2024 school year

The Undergraduate Students Association Council passed 21 resolutions throughout the 2023-2024 school year, ranging from supporting different labor unions to supporting diverse ethnic groups. Council resolutions exist to express the opinion of the council and pass when a majority of council members vote for them, according to the USAC bylaws. Read more...

Photo: Resolutions passed by the Undergraduate Students Association Council are pictured. The council passed over 20 resolutions during the 2023-2024 term. (Zimo Li/Photo editor)


Outgoing USAC officers reflect on their time on the council, 2023-2024 term

On May 23, 2023, the Undergraduate Students Association Council officers for the 2023-2024 term began their first meeting as newly sworn-in officers. Now-former President Naomi Hammonds adjourned their final meeting May 21 – 364 days later. Read more...

Photo: Former Undergraduate Students Association Council officers Meagan Harmon, Eva Jussim, Chia Ying Wong and Naomi Hammonds are pictured from left to right. The 2023-2024 council attended its last meeting May 21. (Courtesy of USAC Student Government Services)


Q&A: Graduate student Russell Stong IV shares hope for future Bruins with scholarship

Former UCLA basketball player Russell Stong IV is tallying new assists off the court through a scholarship for low-income engineering students. The mechanical engineering graduate student announced in March the creation of the Russell Stong IV Engineering Scholarship, which will be used to support low-income students in the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science. Read more...

Photo: Russell Stong IV is pictured next to the Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science Building. (Zoraiz Irshad/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Pro-Palestine protesters set up 3rd solidarity encampment in Dickson Plaza

This post was updated June 10 at 11:16 p.m. Pro-Palestine protesters set up a third encampment Monday afternoon in Dickson Plaza. The protesters set up tents and barricades on the western end of Dickson Plaza around 3:15 p.m. Read more...

Photo: Protesters set up tents and equipment as part of a third pro-Palestine encampment on campus. (Darlene Sanzon/Assistant Photo editor)



US Supreme Court future decisions could redefine national abortion care

This post was updated June 10 at 2:30 p.m. In the wake of the reversal of Roe v. Wade, two United States Supreme Court cases could redefine the national landscape of abortion care. Read more...

Photo: Pro-choice protesters march through Bruin Plaza after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in June 2022. The court will decide upon two more cases relating to abortion rights this term. (Daily Bruin file photo)