Friday, April 10

Power outage forces premature closure of Epicuria at Covel

A power outage Thursday forced Epicuria at Covel, one of UCLA’s residential restaurants, to close early. The dining hall, which offers Mediterranean food to students on the Hill, closed early Thursday evening, over an hour before its normal closing time of 9 p.m. Read more...

Photo: The interior of the residential restaurant Epicuria at Covel is pictured. The dining hall closed early Thursday evening following a power outage that also caused flickering lights in other dining halls and university housing. (Daily Bruin file photo)


UC Board of Regents votes to explore employment for students without legal status

The UC Board of Regents unanimously approved a working group Thursday that will explore how to allow all students to work regardless of immigration status.  The regents, who met at the Meyer and Renee Luskin Conference Center, first discussed the Regents Policy on Equitable Student Employment Opportunities during a closed board session, followed by voting during the open session. Read more...

Photo: Community members hold a sign in support of the Opportunity for All campaign at a rally. The UC Board of Regents supported the campaign’s demands for access to employment regardless of immigration status, approving a task force that will look into its implementation. (Julia Zhou/Daily Bruin)


Student rally calls for UC to hire students without legal status, fair union wages

This post was updated May 18 at 10:23 p.m. Advocacy groups calling for the UC to hire students without legal status and fairly compensate union-affiliated workers held protests outside the University of California Board of Regents meeting Wednesday at the UCLA Meyer and Renee Luskin Conference Center.  Opportunity for All, a UC-wide student organization campaigning for equal access to employment and resources for students without legal status, held a rally that featured faculty and student speeches and a march to the Luskin Conference Center to form a picket line. Read more...

Photo: Opportunity for All protestors holding signs and chanting outside the University of California Board of Regents meeting are pictured. Groups were calling for the hiring of students without legal status and fair compensation for union workers. (Julia Zhou/Daily Bruin)


The UCLA Law Behind Bars Data Project informs public of carceral institution data

This post was updated Jan. 9 at 3:56 p.m. The UCLA Law Behind Bars Data Project found that the COVID-19 pandemic had a disproportionate effect on incarcerated populations. Read more...

Photo: The School of Law is pictured. The Behind Bars Data Project, founded by professor of law Sharon Dolovich, found that, during the pandemic, there was a lack of reporting on deaths in detention systems. (Daily Bruin file photo)


Transfer Bruin Day welcomes incoming students to campus through various events

Hundreds of prospective transfer students attended Transfer Bruin Day on Saturday to get their first authentic Bruin experience. UCLA hosted a University Welcome with Chancellor Gene Block and an information fair to answer questions on academic life, financial aid and campus resources. Read more...

Photo: Students are pictured exploring Transfer Bruin Day. Prospective transfer students visited booths for information and campus resources. (Shane Yu/Daily Bruin)



Raising Cane’s gives rise to a new chicken shop in Westwood

This post was updated May 17 at 12:01 a.m.  Raising Cane’s is coming to Westwood Village. The Louisiana-based chicken restaurant chain has secured a lease at 10946 Weyburn Avenue, which is at the intersection of Weyburn and Broxton avenues, according to the building’s property managers. Read more...

Photo: Broxton Avenue is pictured. Raising Cane’s will open in the future on the intersection of Weyburn and Broxton. (Daily Bruin file photo)