Friday, March 20

UCLA-sponsored Grieving Sun Mural captures community expressions of grief

A UCLA-sponsored artist unveiled the Grieving Sun Mural, a community artwork project aimed at shedding light on the power of collective grief, on Wednesday. The mural, which was created by UCLA arts faculty and members of the wider Los Angeles community, was unveiled outside Perloff Hall alongside a soundscape of music, bird calls and recordings of people telling their stories of grief playing from nearby temporarily installed speakers. Read more...

Photo: Marlené Nancy Lopez, the activist-in-residence for cityLAB, unveiled the mural Wednesday. The mural will be at Perloff Hall until Friday. (Halinda Yu/Daily Bruin)


Student rally calls for UC to hire students without legal status, fair union wages

This post was updated May 18 at 10:23 p.m. Advocacy groups calling for the UC to hire students without legal status and fairly compensate union-affiliated workers held protests outside the University of California Board of Regents meeting Wednesday at the UCLA Meyer and Renee Luskin Conference Center.  Opportunity for All, a UC-wide student organization campaigning for equal access to employment and resources for students without legal status, held a rally that featured faculty and student speeches and a march to the Luskin Conference Center to form a picket line. Read more...

Photo: Opportunity for All protestors holding signs and chanting outside the University of California Board of Regents meeting are pictured. Groups were calling for the hiring of students without legal status and fair compensation for union workers. (Julia Zhou/Daily Bruin)


Transfer Bruin Day welcomes incoming students to campus through various events

Hundreds of prospective transfer students attended Transfer Bruin Day on Saturday to get their first authentic Bruin experience. UCLA hosted a University Welcome with Chancellor Gene Block and an information fair to answer questions on academic life, financial aid and campus resources. Read more...

Photo: Students are pictured exploring Transfer Bruin Day. Prospective transfer students visited booths for information and campus resources. (Shane Yu/Daily Bruin)



Bruins oust USAC President, pass transit referendum in 2023 election

This post was updated May 14 at 10:05 p.m. The 2023 Undergraduate Students Association Council election saw the highest voter turnout since 2020, with students re-electing three incumbents and ousting President Carl King Jr.  The USA Elections Board announced results Friday night. Read more...

Photo: Students react to the announcement of the 2023 Undergraduate Students Association Council election results. (Kyle Kotanchek/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Bruin Woods camp shuts down for summer amid sexual assault and hazing lawsuit

This post was updated May 14 at 9:32 p.m. Bruin Woods, UCLA’s summer camp under litigation for alleged hazing and sexual assault, will close this year’s operations, preventing alumni and their families from attending. Read more...

Photo: Bruinwalk is pictured. Bruin Woods, UCLA’s summer camp under litigation for alleged hazing and sexual assault, will close this year’s operations, preventing alumni and their families from attending. (Daily Bruin file photo)


USAC candidates weigh pros and cons of campaign spending

Candidate campaign spending details from the Undergraduate Students Association Council elections were published last week, leading some candidates to express concerns about the affordability of running for office. Read more...

Photo: A pile of dollar bills is pictured. Undergraduate Students Association Council candidates discussed the affordability of running a USAC campaign. (Jeremy Chen/Assistant Photo editor)



1 147 148 149 150 151 938