Thursday, April 9

Multiple town halls discuss UCLA’s search for new chancellor

Members of the UCLA community attended virtual town halls separated by faculty, staff, students and alumni to discuss the search for UCLA’s next chancellor Nov. 8. Read more...

Photo: Royce Hall is pictured. Students, faculty, staff and alumni attended separate town halls to discuss the search for the next UCLA chancellor. (Joseph Jimenez/Photo editor)


UC Regents file lawsuit against Mattel for alleged violation of $50M contract

The UC Regents filed a lawsuit against Mattel, Inc. last week in light of a $50 million pledge to the UCLA Mattel Children’s Hospital that was allegedly never fulfilled. Read more...

Photo: A UCLA Health building is pictured. UC Regents filed a lawsuit last week against Mattel, Inc. – the toy company – for allegedly breaching its $50 million contract. (Daily Bruin file photo)


Students show support for Palestine, call for UC Regents to divest from BlackRock

Dozens of students demonstrated in support of Palestine and called for divestment from companies involved with weapons manufacturing outside of the Meyer and Renee Luskin Conference Center and Murphy Hall on Thursday.  The assembly began at 8:15 a.m. Read more...

Photo: Students with the UC Divest Coalition and UCLA chapter of Law Students for a Free Palestine are shown gathered at the steps of Murphy Hall to call for support of Palestine and UC divestment from BlackRock. (Joseph Jimenez/Photo editor)


In Plain Sight: As students sleep, UCLA bakeries turn on the ovens

At 4 a.m. every day, the Hill is silent as undergraduates sleep in preparation for the next day of classes and exams – but underneath De Neve Commons, a machine carefully squeezes out dough, molded into a sandwich baguette and ready for the oven. Read more...

Photo: Antonio Delgado sprinkles flour over dough that will become loaves of ciabatta. Delgado is one of dozens of workers responsible for creating UCLA Dining’s many baked creations. (Myka Fromm/Assistant Photo editor)


UC Board of Regents puts off decision announcing undocumented hiring plan

This post was updated Nov. 19 at 9:06 p.m. The UC Board of Regents delayed an announcement regarding the employment of students without legal status, leaving the board two weeks to meet its self-imposed deadline of producing a plan that would allow thousands of students to apply for on-campus positions. Read more...

Photo: Students marched Tuesday to advocate for the UC to implement an undocumented student employment plan. (Brandon Morquecho/Assistant Photo editor)


UCLA researchers receive grant to develop cannabis-based painkiller

Researchers at UCLA and New York University received a $5 million grant from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke to develop new pain medications for people with oral cancer. Read more...

Photo: The School of Dentistry Clinics are pictured. Researchers from the school as well as other departments at UCLA received a grant to develop cannabis-based pain medications. (Daily Bruin file photo)


Students express frustration with price of goods at UCLA Store

Students have complained about prices at the UCLA Store market being more expensive than stores such as Target and Ralph’s. The UCLA Store market sells an array of food, drinks, toiletries and cleaning supplies, carrying many of the same products as other grocery stores in Westwood. Read more...

Photo: The UCLA store is pictured. Students have noticed price differences between the on-campus shop and other stores in Westwood. (Daily Bruin file photo)