On weekday mornings, as Westwood students rouse from sleep, third-year physics student Josh Jose sits in 7 a.m. traffic. Jose, who drives 45 minutes from the Torrance area to campus, is one of many commuter students at UCLA. Read more...
Photo: Cars parked in Lot 7 are pictured. Some students shared some of the challenges of commuting to college. (Purvi Singhania/Daily Bruin)
This post was updated Dec. 13 at 10:36 p.m. The Undergraduate Students Association Council unanimously passed a resolution Nov. 7 calling for the university to cut all contracts with Starbucks. Read more...
Photo: A sign in Starbucks is pictured. The Undergraduate Students Association Council unanimously approved a resolution calling the university to end contracts with Starbucks, citing labor violations. (Daily Bruin file photo)
The Undergraduate Students Association Council unanimously passed a resolution Nov. 7 calling on the university to hire a full-time paid employee to oversee the Collegiate Recovery Program, a program that helps students with recovery from addiction. Read more...
Photo: The Student Activities Center is pictured. The Undergraduate Students Association Council unanimously approved a resolution requesting the university to hire a paid full-time staffer and create a space on campus for the Collegiate Recovery Program, which supports students with recovery from addiction. (Daily Bruin file photo)
This post was updated Dec. 6 at 8:43 p.m. Organizers of and participants in recent protests on campus related to the ongoing Israel-Hamas war said UCLA’s approach to policing these protests has been imbalanced and insufficient. Read more...
Photo: The office of UCLA Student Affairs is pictured. Student Affairs has faced scrutiny recently after complaints about policing at recent protests and rallies. (Mia Tavares/Daily Bruin senior staff)
This post was updated Dec. 6 at 8:53 p.m. Los Angeles County Supervisor Lindsey Horvath, who serves the county’s third district, became the youngest chair of the County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday. Horvath, who is 41, first gained her position on the board in December 2022. Read more...
Photo: Lindsey Horvath became the youngest chair of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors Tuesday. (Courtesy of Lindsey P. Horvath)
This post was updated Dec. 6 at 8:55 p.m. Pre-professional medical fraternity Phi Delta Epsilon has closed its UCLA chapter amid a university investigation. The national fraternity, which has had a chapter on UCLA’s campus since 2004, closed its UCLA chapter after the opening of a university investigation into its activities, according to an emailed statement by Karen Katz, the fraternity’s CEO. Read more...
Photo: Kerckhoff Hall, where the office of Student Organizations, Leadership & Engagement is based, is pictured. SOLE is involved in addressing allegations against professional fraternities on campus. (Daily Bruin file photo)
Sources: UCPD. Graphic reporting by Sharla Steinman, City and Crime Editor. Interactive by Junwon Choi, Data editor. UCPD recorded 637 unique entries in its November daily crime log. Read more...
