Saturday, May 4

Data shows rise in underrepresented groups, in-state students in UC admissions

The University of California admitted the largest class of California freshmen and historically underrepresented students in the system’s history for the upcoming 2023-24 academic year The preliminary data findings from the UC Office of the President said 88,285 California residents were admitted to the University this year, composing 68% of the total incoming freshman class. Read more...

Photo: Royce Hall is pictured. The University of California admitted a record number of California freshman and historically underrepresented students for the 2023-2024 academic year. (Daily Bruin file photo)



UCLA alumnus Isaac Bryan discusses new role as state assembly majority leader

This post was updated July 23 at 8:49 p.m. Assemblymember Isaac Bryan was sworn into the California State Assembly as majority leader July 3. Bryan, who is a UCLA alumnus, sat down with the Daily Bruin to discuss his new role and how his experience at UCLA impacted his journey into politics. Read more...

Photo: Photo of California State Assembly Majority Leader Isaac Bryan speaking at the UCLA academic workers’ strike in November. Daily Bruin sat down with Bryan and asked him about his experience in his new role and how his time at UCLA impacted his career. (Brandon Morquecho/Assistant Photo editor)


California State Assembly bill seeks to cap tenant security deposits

The California State Assembly passed a new bill to cap tenant security deposits May 22. If approved by the state Senate and governor, Assembly Bill 12 will limit the maximum security deposit a landlord can demand to one month’s worth of rent. Read more...

Photo: Apartment buildings in Westwood are pictured. A bill to cap tenant security deposits will be heard in a California state Senate committee June 20. (Daily Bruin file photo)



Campus Queries: What are super blooms, and what do they mean for the environment?

Campus Queries is a series in which Daily Bruin readers and staff present science-related questions for UCLA professors and experts to answer. Q: What is a super bloom? Read more...

Photo: A set of flowers blowing in the wind is pictured. Most of the plants involved in super blooms are annual plants – those that only flower once in their lifetime, according to Felipe Zapata, an assistant professor in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology. (Shengfeng Chien/Daily Bruin staff)


Labor Center celebrates Lola Smallwood-Cuevas’ election to state Senate

The UCLA Labor Center hosted a homecoming celebration Friday afternoon to commemorate former project director and current state Sen. Lola Smallwood-Cuevas’ recent election to the California state Senate and honor her legacy. Read more...

Photo: Lola Smallwood-Cuevas speaks at a celebration commemorating her recent election to the California state Senate and her legacy as former project director of the Labor Center. (Courtesy of Reed Hutchinson)



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