Friday, May 1

(Clockwise) Abbasali Fazal, Gabrielle Trujillo, Hesma Valdes and Agrin Khatami, candidates for the Undergraduate Students Association Council internal vice president, speak at a Thursday debate. The candidates debated how to best support students’ basic needs. (Chenrui Zhang/Daily Bruin staff)

USAC 2026-27 candidate debates: Internal Vice President

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Four candidates for the Undergraduate Students Association Council internal vice president debated how to best support students’ basic needs – including access to housing and food – Thursday.  The USA Elections Board and the Daily Bruin co-hosted a series of debates between candidates in the upcoming USAC election.



Op-ed: UCLA’s Initiative to Combat Antisemitism risks doing more harm than good

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On April 20, I attended a meeting with Stuart Gabriel, distinguished professor of the UCLA Anderson School of Management and chair of UCLA’s Initiative to Combat Antisemitism.


Civil liberties group denounces UCLA Law administrator’s email

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A civil liberties group told UCLA on Monday that the university should not stop a conservative student group from identifying demonstrators who protested a United States Department of Homeland Security lawyer’s campus event.


UCLA students advocate for better conditions in Westwood housing

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Three UCLA students are pushing for housing reform in Westwood. Undergraduate Students Association Council General Representative Brett Berndt, USAC Student Housing Liaison Gabriella Llaneta and fourth-year political science student Henry Houser created UCLA’s chapter of the Student Homes Coalition, a statewide organization dedicated to advocating for better student housing.


UCLA club aims to widen Arab American representation in medicine


Alumnus Morton La Kretz leaves legacy of philanthropy, conservation


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Will Newsom run for president? How his national rise is shaping public perception

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Speculation surrounding California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s potential 2028 presidential run has grown over the past year. Having served two consecutive four-year terms, Newsom is ineligible to run for governor again, and his term will conclude in early January 2027.

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Immigration enforcement in ways ‘never been done before’: A look at Trump’s DHS


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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 »