Monday, April 20

Teamsters Local 2010 rallies for UC to improve wages, working conditions

This post was updated May 22 at 10:24 p.m. Dozens of protesters gathered outside the UCLA Meyer and Renee Luskin Conference Center to protest unfair wages and unsafe working conditions Thursday afternoon.  About 100 workers from Teamsters Local 2010, a union that represents approximately 15,000 University of California and California State University skilled workers, marched outside the Luskin Conference Center to demand wage increases starting at 11 a.m. Read more...

Photo: Teamsters Local 2010 members protest outside the Meyer and Renee Luskin Conference Center during the University of California Board of Regents meeting. The union is demanding fair wages and better working conditions at UC and California State University campuses. (Megan Cai/Daily Bruin)


Artists, museum staff recount histories behind several Chinatown murals

This post was updated at 10:35 p.m. Providing a portal between past and present, Chinatown’s murals capture the history of the neighborhood and its residents. Many artists drew inspiration from their personal experiences and heritages to paint these works throughout Chinatown, helping to preserve their cultural legacy for future generations. Read more...

Photo: “The Party at Lan-Ting” (pictured) is one of many murals scattered throughout Chinatown. Each of these murals works to preserve the heritage of the neighborhood’s residents. (Anika Chakrabarti/Assistant Photo editor)


Protesters outside UC Regents meeting call for weapons manufacturer divestment

This post was updated May 19 at 1:51 p.m. A University of California coalition rallied outside the UC Board of Regents meeting Tuesday to call for divestment from companies involved with weapons manufacturing.  UC Divest, a coalition of organizations committed to ideas such as anti-imperialism, anti-colonialism and anti-war, began protesting at 8:30 a.m. Read more...

Photo: Protesters rallied outside of the Meyer and Renee Luskin Conference Center on Tuesday. The University of California Divest coalition called upon the UC to divest from companies involved with weapons manufacturing. (Victoria Li/Daily Bruin senior staff)


USAC recap – March 8

The Undergraduate Students Association Council discussed two resolutions calling on UCLA administration to reinstate the mask mandate and to terminate the existence of Greek life. The council is the official student government representing the undergraduate student body at UCLA. Read more...

Photo: Kerckhoff Hall (pictured) houses the Undergraduate Students Association Council offices. The council discussed mask mandates and Greek life at its March 8 meeting. (Ashley Kenney/Photo editor)



Newly admitted transfer students meet, traverse campus at mingling event

This post was updated May 21 at 10:36 p.m. Hundreds of prospective transfer students and their families gathered at Kerckhoff patio to meet possible future peers and administrators Friday. Read more...

Photo: Prospective transfer students receive UCLA merchandise at the entrance booth for the New Admit Transfer Mingle. Hundreds of transfer students and their families gathered at Kerckhoff patio Friday. (Sandra Ocampo/Daily Bruin)


Study associates affirmative action bans with decreases in medical school diversity

State bans on affirmative action are associated with striking declines in racial and ethnic diversity in public medical schools, according to a recent UCLA-led study. The study examined the percentage of students from underrepresented backgrounds in United States public medical schools between 1985 and 2019 and found there was a decrease in the percentage of Black, Hispanic, American Indian or Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander students. Read more...

Photo: The David Geffen School of Medicine (pictured) is one of the central medical complexes at UCLA. (Daily Bruin file photo)