Sunday, April 19

School of Medicine appoints director of justice, equity, diversity and inclusion

This post was updated Oct. 14 at 12:17 a.m. The David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA appointed Julian McNeil as the inaugural director of justice, equity, diversity and inclusion in August. Read more...

Photo: The David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA appointed Julian McNeil (pictured) as the director of justice, equity, diversity and inclusion. (Jenny Xu/Daily Bruin)


Global outrage over Iran’s morality police reaches UCLA community

This post was updated Oct. 14 at 12:20 a.m. UCLA community members have taken part in a movement across the world in response to the death of a 22-year-old Iranian woman in September. Read more...

Photo: Protests have erupted in Iran and spread across the world in response to the killing of Mahsa Amini by the Iranian morality police, including some in Los Angeles (pictured). (Ethan Manafi/Daily Bruin staff)


President Joe Biden delivers speech on infrastructure improvements in Westwood

This post was updated Nov. 15 at 3:47 p.m. President Joe Biden gave a speech Thursday at the developing Westwood Veterans Affairs Hospital station – part of the Purple (D Line) Extension Transit Project – promoting his administration’s efforts to expand infrastructure.  The Metro expansion project, which will add seven new stops, including UCLA, to the Purple Line, began in 2019 with local and federal funding, according to the Los Angeles Metro. Read more...

Photo: President Joe Biden speaks at a rally in March 2020. Biden spoke at a campaign event at the developing Westwood Veterans Affairs Metro station Thursday, promoting his efforts to improve infrastructure. (Alex Driscoll/Daily Bruin staff)


UCPD searches for suspect reportedly involved in on-campus sexual battery

UCPD is searching for a suspect reportedly involved in an on-campus sexual battery Monday morning. The incident took place at the Santa Monica Big Blue Bus stop at the 400 block of Westwood Plaza around 10:40 a.m., according to a UCPD crime alert sent Wednesday morning. Read more...

Photo: A UCPD car is pictured. UCPD is currently investigating an allegation of on-campus sexual battery at a Westwood bus stop Monday morning. (Daily Bruin file photo)


UCLA announces OneBill Initiative that consolidates fees to one account

UCLA administrators announced in a campuswide email Monday that a new initiative will allow students to pay their tuition, housing, parking and transit fees on one BruinBill account. Read more...

Photo: Beginning Nov. 8, students will be able to make payments for their tuition, parking, transit fees and housing on a single BruinBill account. (Photo illustration by Victoria Li/Daily Bruin senior staff)


UCLA First Thursdays unites community for Spooktacular evening block party

Thousands of Bruins and Westwood community members gathered on Broxton Avenue on Thursday for the academic year’s first First Thursdays block party, filling Westwood Village with long lines, bright lights and spooky attractions. Read more...

Photo: October’s First Thursdays block party hosted a variety of options for student entertainment, including a DJ and stilt walkers. (Eva Danesh/Daily Bruin)


AISA celebrates Indigenous Peoples Day, calls for support from UC

The American Indian Student Association decorated the Bruin Bear and hosted a jewelry sale Monday in honor of Indigenous Peoples Day. The student organization placed a Pendleton blanket and signs on top of and around the Bruin Bear recognizing that UCLA sits on Indigenous land. Read more...

Photo: Members of the American Indian Student Association hold signs in front of the Bruin Bear statue in Bruin Plaza in recognition of Indigenous Peoples’ Day. (Courtesy of Gabrielle Norte)