A new set of bills could largely reduce the production of single-use plastic in California by 2030 if passed. Senate Bill 54 and Assembly Bill 1080, collectively called the California Circular Economy and Plastic Pollution Reduction Act, are identical companion bills that aim to reduce single-use packaging and product waste in California by 75% by 2030. Read more...
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Kien Tran had been struggling to make friends during freshman orientation until Christopher Dinkel reached out and invited him to play table tennis. Dinkel quickly became Tran’s first friend at UCLA, and the two eventually became roommates their second year. Read more...
Photo: Christopher Dinkel, a rising third-year at UCLA, died Aug. 17. A member of the sailing team and an aspiring actor, he is remembered for his creativity, friendliness and kindness. (Courtesy of Drew Pfeifer)
This post was updated Sept. 2 at 11:18 p.m. About 30 University of California faculty members suspended their editorial services for Elsevier’s journals starting Aug. 7 to protest the publisher’s alleged lack of productive negotiations with the UC. Read more...
Photo: University of California professors stepped down from editorial positions at Elsevier journals in protest of the publisher’s alleged lack of productive negotiations with the University. (Daily Bruin file photo)
This post was updated Sept. 2 at 11:23 p.m. Several UCLA buildings on and off campus pose serious risk to life in the case of strong earthquakes. Read more...
Photo: Powell Library is one of 15 buildings that were found to potentially pose a serious risk to life in the case of a strong earthquake. (Daily Bruin file photo)
Another UCLA student was diagnosed with whooping cough Wednesday, bringing the total number of on-campus cases to four. Whooping cough, also known as pertussis, is a highly contagious respiratory disease. Read more...
Photo: A UCLA student was diagnosed with whooping cough Wednesday, bringing the number of on-campus cases to four. The LADPH had previously notified the school of a third case – a resident of Sproul Cove – on Aug. 23. (Daily Bruin file photo)
This post was updated Sept. 13 at 5:37 p.m. The Undergraduate Students Association Council is the official student government representing the undergraduate student body at UCLA. Read more...
Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg pitched his bid for the White House to supporters at a fundraiser in Hollywood on Tuesday. Buttigieg, the mayor of South Bend, Indiana, made a campaign stop in Los Angeles where he greeted over 1,000 supporters at the AVALON Hollywood nightclub to talk about his policies. Read more...
Photo: Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg took the stage to pitch his platform during a fundraiser at the AVALON Hollywood nightclub Tuesday. (Jintak Han/Daily Bruin senior staff)
