This post was updated Jan. 23 at 6:40 p.m. A recent initiative by UCLA Dining – aptly named “Bruin Recipes” – aims to cook up global dishes sourced from UCLA students. Read more...
Photo: (Nikole Liang/Daily Bruin staff)
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Higher Education, News, UC
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January 23, 2:13 pm
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)
News, Transportation, Westwood
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January 21, 10:35 pm
Students report concerns with Bird scooters following app update
Students expressed concerns with Bird electric scooters and the difficulties parking them. The implementation of new parking zones in September by Bird has led to some challenges: While these zones aim to organize scooter parking, users are experiencing glitches with the app – particularly when trying to photograph and confirm their parking location. Read more...
Photo: A Bird scooter on the UCLA campus is pictured. Students expressed concerns about about Bird app glitches and difficulties with parking scooters. (Daily Bruin file photo)
Los Angeles, News
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January 21, 9:40 pm
LA Mayor Karen Bass focuses on homelessness, climate issues in 1st year
This post was updated Jan. 21 at 10:25 p.m. After just over one year in office, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass has centered her administration on mitigating the impacts of homelessness and climate issues. Read more...
Photo: Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass is pictured. Over the past first year of her term, Bass has centered her administration on homelessness and climate issues. (Daily Bruin file photo)
National, News, Science & Health
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January 21, 6:40 pm
LA-based researchers work to address substance use in urban Native communities
This post was updated Jan. 21 at 10:28 p.m. Scientists at the Los Angeles-based RAND Corporation, in collaboration with researchers at UCLA, have created a program to address substance use in urban Native communities. Read more...
Photo: The UCLA Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior, which houses the Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, is pictured. Los Angeles-based researchers, including a UCLA psychiatrist, recently developed an intervention program to address substance use in urban Native American communities. (Daily Bruin file photo)
A Closer Look, Campus, News
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January 21, 5:20 pm
‘Barbie Feminism’: Gender studies Fiat Lux course takes on silver screen giant
This post was updated Jan. 21 at 10:30 p.m. “Barbie” took the world by storm last summer, dominating both movie theaters and social media. Now, the movie has reached the UCLA course catalog. Read more...
Photo: (Helen Juwon Park/Daily Bruin)
Crime, News
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January 21, 12:23 pm
UCPD searches for individual suspected of on-campus sexual battery incidents
UCPD is searching for an individual suspected of two on-campus sexual battery incidents that occurred Friday. According to a crime alert sent Saturday night, the suspect reportedly grabbed one victim’s buttocks near the Inverted Fountain around 2 p.m. Read more...