Saturday, July 4

LA Metro construction to close lanes in Westwood through Friday

Lane access around Wilshire Boulevard between Westwood Boulevard and Gayley Avenue will be restricted from Monday through Friday as construction for the Los Angeles Metro continues. Read more...

Photo: Construction of the Purple (D-Line) Extension Transit Project is pictured. Los Angeles Metro will restrict lane access around Wilshire Boulevard between Westwood Boulevard and Gayley Avenue through Friday as construction crews service a conduit and duct bank. (Daily Bruin file photo)


Bruins consider Willow project’s destructive impacts on environment, communities

UCLA community members expressed concerns over President Joe Biden’s approval of the Alaska Willow project, the largest oil drilling project on United States public land in recent years. Read more...

Photo: A map showing the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska with a thumbtack marking the Willow oil drilling project site is pictured. President Joe Biden’s approval of the largest oil drilling project on U.S. public land in recent years sparked concerns among UCLA community members. (Constanza Montemayor/Daily Bruin senior staff)



UC sexual violence survivors face inadequate support, survey finds

This post was updated March 27 at 12:21 a.m. A UC student research collective found that survivors of sexual violence are dissatisfied with resources across all 10 campuses. Read more...

Photo: Murphy Hall, which houses the UCLA Title IX Office, is pictured. A study from a collective formed through UC Survivors and Allies found that the UC system lacks proper resources and outreach for sexual violence survivors. (Daily Bruin file photo)



Recent rain reveals success of ‘green alleys’ program, according to UCLA faculty

Faculty discussed a new flood control and stormwater recapture program that has had a successful pilot run during its usage in recent storms in the Los Angeles area. Read more...

Photo: Pictured is the Luskin School of Public Affairs, where the Luskin Center for Innovation is housed. In 2015, the Luskin Center for Innovation’s researchers evaluated the Avalon Project’s pilot program in South Los Angeles. (Megan Cai/Assistant Photo editor)


Ethnic studies librarians partner with communities to preserve their histories

This post was updated March 17 at 3:54 p.m. UCLA Asian American Studies Center librarian Marjorie Lee said she never imagined an archival gold mine of 1930s-1950s newspapers and magazines, exclusively written by and covering Chinese Americans, might be found in someone’s garage. Read more...

Photo: Pictured is Murphy Hall, where UCLA’s Institute of American Cultures is housed. (Daily Bruin file photo)