Friday, August 21

In the news:

Candidates for upcoming district 5 election speak at land-use forum

Candidates running for the Los Angeles City Council District 5 representative seat discussed a variety of topics including homelessness, mental health services, housing and boulevard development on April 29. Read more...

Photo: Westwood (pictured) falls under the Los Angeles City Council District 5. Representative candidates from LACC District 5 discussed topics relating to homelessness, mental health, housing and transportation on Friday, April 29. (August Suchecki/Daily Bruin)



Protesters gather at Meyerhoff Park in support of abortion rights

This post was updated May 8 at 9:54 p.m. Dozens of protesters assembled outside Kerckhoff Hall on Friday to support nationwide abortion rights. On Monday, an anonymous whistleblower leaked a draft majority opinion from the United States Supreme Court that indicated the court may overturn a previous ruling on the Roe v. Read more...

Photo: Protesters gather at Meyerhoff Park on Friday. They chanted slogans and listened to speeches about the legality of abortion. (Shengfeng Chien/Daily Bruin)


2022 USAC election reaches conclusion, sees lowest voter turnout in over 10 years

This post was updated May 8 at 9:51 p.m. Voter turnout for the 2022 undergraduate student government election was 15.19%, the lowest in more than a decade. Read more...

Photo: Students gather at Meyerhoff Park to hear the results of the 2022 undergraduate student government election. The election had the lowest voter turnout in over a decade with only 15.19% of eligible voters participating. (David Rimer/Assistant Photo editor)


Study finds link between microaggressions, mental health in Asian American women

A recent UCLA study linked gendered racial microaggressions to an increased risk of suicidal ideation for Asian American women, especially those experiencing internalized racism. The study, published in April, surveyed 309 Asian American women on their experiences with gendered racial microaggressions, internalized racism and suicidal ideation. Read more...

Photo: (Victoria Li/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Undergraduate Students Association Council presidential candidate Angelina Quint has been disqualified for failure to comply with Undergraduate Students Association Elections Board sanctions. (David Rimer/Assistant Photo editor)

USA Elections Board disqualifies USAC presidential candidate Angelina Quint

Angelina Quint, an Undergraduate Students Association Council presidential candidate, was disqualified from the undergraduate election Thursday. Quint’s disqualification followed an Undergraduate Students Association Elections Board announcement Tuesday that she may face disqualification for continued noncompliance with board sanctions against her. Read more...

Photo: Undergraduate Students Association Council presidential candidate Angelina Quint has been disqualified for failure to comply with Undergraduate Students Association Elections Board sanctions. (David Rimer/Assistant Photo editor)

Undergraduate Students Association Council presidential candidate Angelina Quint has been disqualified for failure to comply with Undergraduate Students Association Elections Board sanctions. (David Rimer/Assistant Photo editor)

Arizona State University’s California Center increases collegiate options in LA

Arizona State University has been opening campuses outside of its home state of Arizona, including one in downtown Los Angeles in August 2021. The new ASU campus, named the ASU California Center, is located at the renovated site of the former headquarters of the defunct Herald Examiner, said ASU spokesperson Katie Paquet. Read more...

Photo: Los Angeles (pictured) is one of the cities that Arizona State University has extended its educational programs to. (Daily Bruin file photo)