Speakers presented research on the challenges black and Latino students face in education at a conference Wednesday. The Black Male Institute hosted its 2017 Think Tank conference, called “Dismantling the School-to-Prison Pipeline,” at UCLA’s Meyer and Renee Luskin Conference Center. Read more...

Photo: Joanna Navarro, an undergraduate student researcher, presented her findings on two programs put on by the Black Male Institute at its 2017 Think Tank conference: “Dismantling the School-to-Prison Pipeline.” (Habeba Mostafa/Daily Bruin)

State and local leaders announced Monday a bill that would ban polystyrene food containers, such as styrofoam cups, in California by 2020. State Sen. Ben Allen, whose district includes UCLA, introduced Senate Bill 705, or the Ocean Pollution Reduction Act, at the Meyer and Renee Luskin Conference Center. Read more...

Photo: State Sen. Ben Allen urged for the passage of Senate Bill 705 at UCLA Monday. The bill, also called the Ocean Pollution Reduction Act, would ban polystyrene food containers in California by 2020. (Laura Uzes/Daily Bruin)

UCLA students and professors said they think the United States’ recent deployment of a missile system in South Korea in response to North Korean weapons tests raised tensions between the countries. Read more...