Friday, August 21

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A game controller and a laptop showing Figma and Adobe is pictured. The design media arts major will broken into separate design, games and computational art majors starting fall 2027. (Crystal Tompkins/Daily Bruin senior staff)

Design media arts department draws up 3 new degrees to overwrite original

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UCLA’s current design media arts major will be split into three new majors starting fall 2027. The department will offer separate design, games and computational art majors, said Eddo Stern, a design media arts professor.



The World Cup by the numbers: How soccer has evolved

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The FIFA World Cup returned in 2026 to Los Angeles for the first time since 1994. As one of the tournament’s host cities, LA hosted eight matches at SoFi Stadium, including the opening match for the U.S.


2026 UCLA football position preview: Secondary

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As UCLA football enters its first year under coach Bob Chesney and third season in the Big Ten, Daily Bruin Sports will preview the personnel of the Bruins’ position groups and predict their 2026 outlook prior to the season’s opening game Sept.


Keke Palmer, UCLA TFT’s 2026-27 artist-in-residence, will put community center stage

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Keke Palmer will bring her experience as an Emmy-winning actor, entrepreneur and digital media founder to UCLA’s School of Theater, Film and Television as its 2026-27 artist-in-residence.


UCLA alumnus Dina Dove serves ‘glitzy glam grunge’ with her music, videography


Opinion: UCLA owes funding transparency to its political science students, professors


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A catalyst for change: Exploring UCLA’s shift away from single-use packaging

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Many Bruins are familiar with the small reminder on the side of their coffee cups instructing them to compost once they get their fill of caffeine.

Inside UCLA’s most tight-knit organizations, where Bruins find lifelong community

Trump’s DEI crackdown: How federal pressure influences the UC, UCLA

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