Monday, August 17

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Students gather on the lawns near Royce Hall. Satellite imagery analyzed by The Stack shows that vegetation and development shape where summer heat builds up across campus. (Amelia Chief/Daily Bruin senior staff)

How UCLA’s landscape shapes summer heat

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The National Weather service put Los Angeles County on extreme heat watch July 14, with temperatures in certain areas expected to exceed 100 degrees throughout the week.



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.


2026 Big Ten Preview: USC

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UCLA is set to enter its third season in the Big Ten, following a sophomore campaign in which the program captured three NCAA championships – the most of any other Big Ten school.


Album review: Phoebe Bridgers returns to Earth on ‘Lost Weekend,’ finds herself after 2-year break

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Phoebe Bridgers grows up and goes home on her latest album. The Pasadena-born singer released her long awaited third album, “Lost Weekend,” on Friday. Following the 2020 release of her acclaimed solo sophomore album “Punisher” and her 2023 Grammy-winning record with alternative-indie supergroup boygenius, Phoebe Bridgers has shot to stardom, selling out venues from the Hollywood Bowl to Madison Square Garden with her signature storytelling.


Bruin to Bruin: UCLA Associate of the Chancellor, health economist Felicia Marie Knaul


Film review: ‘Six’ live recording delivers dazzling vocals, misses the mark with new movie medium


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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

 Opinion

Opinion: LAUSD’s AI misstep shows what happens when technology comes before students

Los Angeles Unified School District’s former superintendent, Alberto Carvalho, resigned this June.LAUSD is the second-largest public school district in the country, serving over 500,000 students.... Read more »


Op-Ed: Sage Hill provides students a place to connect with nature, escape stress


Editorial: 2026 Undergraduate Students Association Elections – Candidate Endorsements


USAC Officer Evaluations 2025 – 2026



Opinion Poll


Academic student workers and graduate student researchers represented by the United Auto Workers union recently ended a nearly six-week strike in which they called for better working conditions and equitable wages. The contract stipulates pay increases for all workers – for some, pay increases of up to 80% – as well as anti-harassment policies and increased childcare support. However, the negotiations have struck controversy among some UAW members dissatisfied with the results of the contract. What are your thoughts on this issue? Submit View results without voting »