Wednesday, May 6

LA Mayor Eric Garcetti announces he will not run for governor in 2018

Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti announced Sunday he will not be running for governor of California in 2018. Garcetti, who earlier this year was rumored to run for governor, said in a tweet Sunday he decided he would instead focus on his Los Angeles mayorship and on his family. Read more...

Photo: Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti announced in a tweet Sunday he would not be running for governor of California. (Daily Bruin file photo)


Daily Bruin wins best online college news award and other honors

Update: This article was updated Oct. 29 at 1:27 p.m. The Daily Bruin was named one of the best online college news outlets in the nation Saturday and won four first-place awards Friday. Read more...

Photo: The Daily Bruin was named the best online college media outlet in the nation Saturday. The Bruin has received many awards over the years and was inducted into the Associated Collegiate Press Hall of Fame last year. (Daily Bruin file photo)


ASUCLA recap – Oct. 27

Associated Students UCLA is a multimillion-dollar organization that provides student services and activities that the university does not fund. It oversees the Undergraduate Students Association Council, Graduate Students Association, Communications Board campus services and enterprises. Read more...


Students attend screening of Al Gore’s new documentary on the Hill

Images of melting glaciers and flooded streets flashed before students at a screening of former Vice President Al Gore’s new documentary Thursday. UCLA’s Renewable Energy Association and UCLA Residential Life hosted a screening of “An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power” on the Hill on Thursday night. Read more...

Photo: (Pinkie Su/Daily Bruin) UCLA’s Renewable Energy Association and Residential Life hosted a screening of a documentary featuring former Vice President Al Gore’s efforts to push for more renewable energy policies


Westwood association discusses revenue, improving infrastructure at annual meeting

Westwood Village and Los Angeles city officials said at a Thursday meeting they think the Village needs to continue developing its infrastructure to be more appealing to visitors. Read more...

Photo: Mott Smith, principal of Civic Enterprise, was a guest speaker at the Westwood Village Improvement Association’s annual meeting. Smith said he thinks developers and local leaders are too dependent on specific plans. (Jacob Preal/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Bunche Center’s new interim director innovates in research on incarceration

The Ralph J. Bunche Center for African American Studies’ new interim director plans to expand on the center’s research on incarceration and other issues African-Americans face in modern society. Read more...

Photo: The Ralph J. Bunche Center for African American Studies appointed a new interim director who will expand on the center’s research on incarceration and other issues African-Americans face in modern society.(Farida Saleh/Daily Bruin)