Sunday, May 11

Chancellor Julio Frenk announces plan for new Initiative to Combat Antisemitism

This post was updated March 10 at 6:51 p.m. UCLA will implement a new Initiative to Combat Antisemitism, Chancellor Julio Frenk announced in a Monday email to UCLA community members and parents. Read more...

Photo: Murphy Hall, which hosts the office of the chancellor, is pictured. UCLA will implement a new Initiative to Combat Antisemitism, Chancellor Julio Frenk announced Monday. (Daily Bruin file photo)


Experts voice concerns about environmental impact of wildfire rebuilding

Urban planners expressed environmental concerns about Gov. Gavin Newsom’s recent rebuilding efforts following January’s Los Angeles County wildfires. Shortly after multiple severe wildfires broke out in the LA area in January, Newsom announced plans to rebuild the affected regions, including signing an executive order to clear debris quickly, waiving California Environmental Quality Act permit requirements to rebuild homes and businesses faster and securing federal funds to repair damaged infrastructure. Read more...

Photo: The Palisades fire is pictured. Urban planners expressed environmental concerns about Gov. Gavin Newsom’s recent rebuilding efforts following January’s Los Angeles County wildfires. (Nicolas Greamo/Daily Bruin senior staff)


UCLA students are left disappointed after room sign-ups end

This post was updated March 9 at 9:19 p.m. Room sign-ups for returning students have come to a close, and many are feeling less than satisfied with their housing enrollment experience. Read more...

Photo: The room preference portion of the UCLA housing application is pictured. Room sign-ups, the online process where returning undergraduate students can select housing for the upcoming academic year, came to an end with many unsatisfied students after UCLA implemented significant room option changes. (Crystal Tompkins/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Gen Z Wellness Summit challenges self-perception, change-making in mental health

Filled with high school students, giveaways and celebrities, the Ackerman Grand Ballroom transformed into a vibrant wellness hub Sunday morning. The 2025 Gen Z Wellness Summit – hosted by the UCLA Friends of the Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior’s Teen Advisory Council along with Unlikely Collaborators, a conflict resolution organization – featured guest speakers, live music and mental health-related activities. Read more...

Photo: The 2025 Gen Z Wellness Summit featured guest speakers, live music and mental health-related activities. High school students, college students, parents and teachers were in attendance and sat at dozens of tables. (Courtesy of Leilani Krantz)


In Plain Sight: From Dolly Parton to Kendrick Lamar, UCLA librarians make knowledge accessible

This post was updated April 8 at 2:15 p.m. Correction: The original version of this article incorrectly stated that the Campus Library Instructional Computing Commons Lab has five full-time librarians. Read more...

Photo: Gissel Rios stands outside her office, where she works as the open science and collections librarian in the Louise M. Darling Biomedical Library. Rios collaborates with different librarians to make resources more accessible. (Leydi Cris Cobo Cordon/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Long commutes, short-staffed – ‘We want to live,’ union leaders demand from UC

Sitting in traffic makes Jacob Creer nauseous. He can hear the sound of his 2018 Mazda 3 hatchback’s brakes just thinking about it. So instead of sitting in traffic, Creer – a clinical equipment specialist – leaves his house in Fullerton to arrive by 5 a.m. Read more...

Photo: Jacob Creer (left) and Davina Woods (right) are pictured. The two leaders within the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Local 3299 went on strike last week to ask the UC to raise union members’ wages, claiming that they are facing an affordability crisis. (Anna Dai-Liu/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Dan Ostrander shares love of knowledge through trivia nights at Barney’s Beanery

This post was updated March 12 at 11:16 p.m. Dan Ostrander is turning trivia into more than just a game. Ostrander spends his Tuesday and Wednesday evenings in the nook next to the kitchen door at Barney’s Beanery in Westwood, where he hosts his weekly two- to three-hour trivia nights. Read more...

Photo: Dan Ostrander speaks at a Barney’s Beanery trivia night. The trivia host incorporates current events and random knowledge into trivia rounds at the Westwood bar where he’s worked for over three years. (Isabella Appell/Daily Bruin)



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