This story was updated April 13 at 10:37 a.m. Trevor Griffey drives more than 200 miles every week to teach at both UCLA and UC Irvine. Read more...
Photo: A banner which reads “We Teach UC!” and has signatures from members from a February University-Council-AFT demonstration is pictured. The union began negotiations with the UC in March. (Andrew Ramiro Diaz/Photo editor)
This post was updated April 12 at 9:57 p.m. When Brenda Benitez Alcantara transferred to the Robert F. Kennedy UCLA Community School, she was surprised to encounter a dual-language program that encouraged teaching in both Spanish and English. Read more...
Photo: Moore Hall, where the UCLA School of Education and Information Studies is located, is pictured. The university partners with the RFK UCLA Community School, which serves about 900 students ranging from kindergartners to 12th graders, in Koreatown. It also works with Horace Mann UCLA Community School, which serves 440 students from 6th to 12th grade in South LA. (Yejee Kim/Daily Bruin senior staff)
This post was updated April 12 at 9:32 p.m. Together, Black and Hispanic people make up less than a quarter of Westwood’s population – and 27.5% of UCLA’s student body – yet more than half of the people UCPD stopped between July 2024 and July 2025 were reported to be those ethnicities. Read more...
Photo: A line of UCPD cars is shown in a parking lot. More than half of the people UCPD stopped between July 2024 and June 2025 were Black or Hispanic, data showed. (Crystal Tompkins/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Editor’s note: This story contains mentions of suicide and descriptions of abuse against children that some readers may find disturbing. U.S. representative Ted Lieu condemned anti-LGBTQ+ policies at a Wednesday event at La Kretz Garden Pavilion. Read more...
Photo: Jonah Segil, a research intern for the UCLA Center for LGBTQ+ Advocacy, Research & Health; Jack Feng, the external vice president of the UCLA Graduate Students Association; U.S. Representative Ted Lieu; Matthew Mimiaga, the inaugural director of C-LARAH; and Ayako Miyashita Ochoa, an adjunct professor in the Luskin School of Public Affairs are pictured (left to right). U.S. representative Ted Lieu condemned anti-LGBTQ+ policies at a Wednesday event at La Kretz Garden Pavilion. (Jiah Jung/Daily Bruin)
This post was updated April 11 at 5:33 p.m. Speakers at an April 3 UCLA symposium called on California lawmakers to promote affordability by investing more in renewable energy. Read more...
Photo: The UCLA School of Law, which hosted the event that discussed the impacts of sustainability policies on affordability and featured policymakers and environmental advocates, is pictured. (Crystal Tompkins/Daily Bruin senior staff)
When Nina Westbrook played for UCLA women’s basketball, her team never made it past the second round of the NCAA tournament. But on Sunday, the former UCLA basketball player had the chance to watch her former team take it all the way. Read more...
Photo: The UCLA women’s basketball team stands on stage. UCLA held an event Wednesday evening in Pauley Pavilion celebrating UCLA women’s basketball’s first NCAA championship. (Libby Li/Daily Bruin)
This post was updated April 11 at 1:35 p.m. Samantha Calvillo, a therapist and crisis counselor at UCLA’s Rape Treatment Center, is used to 2 a.m. wake up calls. Read more...
Photo: The Rape Treatment Center is pictured. The RTC, located in Santa Monica, provides free emergency care, forensic services and therapy for victims of sexual assault. (Maanasi Kademani/Daily Bruin)
