This post was updated Jan. 30 at 10:04 p.m. The 2023 U-Haul Growth Index indicated that California is facing the greatest out-migration of any state for the fourth consecutive year. Read more...
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Higher Education, News, UC
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January 29, 4:20 pm
UC graduate student researchers secure increases in employment rates, wages
This post was updated Jan. 30 at 10:01 p.m. Academic workers reached an agreement with the UC on Monday to increase wages and employment rates for graduate student researchers. Read more...
Photo: United Auto Workers strikers protesting at UCLA in November 2022 are pictured. Graduate student researchers will receive raises up to $10,000 after an agreement was reached Monday by UAW and the UC. (Myka Fromm/Assistant Photo editor)
Campus, News, Science & Health
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January 28, 11:01 pm
Lives Without Knives hosts vegan small businesses, advocates at VegFest
Vegan booths and food trucks lined Wilson Plaza for VegFest on Jan. 18 to showcase local businesses and promote a plant-based diet. The event, hosted by the youth-led organization Lives Without Knives, was held to educate UCLA students about veganism and the ease of a vegan lifestyle, said Chandni Sacheti, the organization’s founder. Read more...
Photo: A sign advertising VegFest is pictured. The event, hosted by Lives Without Knives, featured vegan small businesses and advocates at various booths across Wilson Plaza. (Anna Dai-Liu/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Los Angeles, News, Westwood
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January 28, 7:57 pm
Over 150 community members volunteer in annual Westwood Homeless Count
This post was updated Jan. 29 at 3:27 p.m. Over 150 volunteers gathered Wednesday night at the Westwood Presbyterian Church for the annual Westwood Homeless Count. Read more...
Photo: Steven Sann, co-chair of the Westwood Homeless Count, is pictured speaking to volunteers. Over 150 volunteers came together for the count Wednesday. (Michael Gallagher/Daily Bruin)
Los Angeles, News
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January 28, 5:33 pm
Report on quality-of-life for queer individuals in LA shares challenges, solutions
UCLA’s Williams Institute released a report on the overall quality of life of transgender, gender non-conforming and intersex adults in Los Angeles in November. The report, “From Surviving to Thriving: A Quality-of-Life Study with Transgender, Gender Nonconforming, and Intersex (TGI) Adults in the City of Los Angeles,” was prepared for the city of LA by the Williams Institute and the Translatin@ Coalition, an LA-based organization committed to addressing the needs of trans Latinx immigrants across the United States. Read more...
Photo: (Graphic/Meng Masroor, Graphics editor)
A Closer Look, Campus, News
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January 27, 7:35 pm
Queer Creative Writing Space enables LGBTQ+ writers to express themselves freely
For over a year, the LGBTQ Campus Resource Center has been hosting a creative writing space. This quarter, it has shifted from focusing on specific writing topics to teaching creative writing more broadly. Read more...
Photo: The LGBTQ Campus Resource Center is pictured. The center has hosted a creative writing space since November 2022. (Daily Bruin file photo)
A Closer Look, Campus, News
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January 27, 7:33 pm
Contagious Kindness Project uses social media to showcase acts of altruism
This post was updated Jan. 28 at 11:00 p.m. While people tend to shy away from contagious things, for the Bedari Kindness Institute’s Contagious Kindness Project, they can be something to embrace – maybe in the form of a hug. Read more...
Photo: Pictured is the Luskin School of Public Affairs, which houses the Bedari Kindness Institute. (Daily Bruin file photo)