For years, Joy Kim couldn’t understand why her mother left her behind when she defected from North Korea. Until she found herself in the same position. Read more...
Photo: North Korean refugees, invited to campus by the UCLA chapter of Liberty in North Korea, spoke about their experiences escaping the country. They also discussed the differences between life in North Korea and South Korea. (Tess Horowitz/Daily Bruin)
Two UCLA professors said they hope to gain a better understanding of American democracy with a nationwide survey leading up to the 2020 general elections. The project, called Nationscape, aims to collect information on voter opinions leading up to the elections. Read more...
Photo: UCLA political science professors Lynn Vavreck (left) and Chris Tausanovitch (right) are leading a nationwide survey to collect information on voter opinions leading up to the 2020 general elections. (Courtesy of Lynn Vavreck)
This post was updated Nov. 14 at 12:43 a.m. A University of California employee union went on a statewide strike Wednesday protesting the University’s outsourcing practices. Read more...
Photo: Hundreds of workers from American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Local 3299 and students in support of the union, marched throughout campus Wednesday over the University of California’s alleged practice of outsourcing. (Tanmay Shankar/Assistant Photo editor)
It’s not quite a dating app, but it’s not just a menu service either – UCLA, meet Bruin Bite. The concept behind Bruin Bite is simple: students on the Hill can pick a day, dining hall and time to eat a meal, and the app will match them with another student with the same selections. Read more...
Photo: (Rachel Bai/Daily Bruin)
A UCLA-led team has found that galaxies collide far more frequently than previously thought. The Halos and Environments of Nearby Galaxies project found that galaxy collisions happen much more often than previously thought by taking a sample of over 100 nearby galaxies, the largest sample to date. Read more...
Photo: (Shruti Iyer/Daily Bruin)
Students can try out a popular international boba and tea business once it opens in Westwood later this year. Sharetea is a boba franchise based in Taiwan with over 500 locations ranging from South Korea to UC Irvine. Read more...
Photo: Sharetea moved to 1055 Broxton Ave. after a lengthy permit process. This international franchise will offer many drinks including classic milk tea, jasmine tea and honey milk tea when it opens at a still undetermined date later this year. (Joe Akira/Daily Bruin staff)
This post was updated Nov. 13 at 11:17 p.m. The Supreme Court began hearings for the University of California’s case against the repeal of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program on Tuesday. Read more...
Photo: The University of California was the first institution to file a lawsuit against President Donald Trump’s administration after the administration announced it was ending the DACA program in 2017. That lawsuit is now being heard by the Supreme Court. (Creative Commons courtesy of Wally Gobetz via Flickr)
