Monday, July 7

Tour program takes students downtown to explore historic sites

Students spent their Saturday exploring historical and cultural sites in Downtown Los Angeles on the first Diverse City Tour of the year. The Diverse City Tours program, housed under the Cultural Affairs Commission within the Undergraduate Students Association Council, allows students to venture outside Westwood and learn more about Los Angeles for free. Read more...

Photo: Students went on the first Diverse City Tour of the year Saturday, visiting historical and cultural sites in Downtown Los Angeles such as the Last Bookstore, the Bradbury Building and the “Pope of Broadway” mural. The tour is housed under the Cultural Affairs Commission. (Andy Bao/Daily Bruin)


Student-run basic needs redistribution center to open in activities center

A student-run basic needs center opened Friday to distribute free resources on campus. The Good Clothes Good People redistribution center in Student Activities Center B54 will offer students a centralized place to donate and pick up clothes, school supplies and hygiene products. Read more...

Photo: Good Clothes Good People, a nonprofit organization that collects and donates these products, collaborated with 16 student groups, including Undergraduate Students Asociation Council and Hunger Project at UCLA. Some students said they feel the redistribution center will give nontraditional students a welcoming space on campus. (Amy Dixon/Photo editor)


Daily Bruin takes home three first-place Pinnacle Awards

The Daily Bruin won three first-place awards for college journalism Friday. The Bruin won a total of 13 awards, including three first-place awards, at the College Media Association’s 2017-2018 Pinnacle Awards. Read more...

Photo: The Daily Bruin won a total of 13 awards, including three first-place awards, at the College Media Association’s 2017-2018 Pinnacle Awards.(Liz Ketcham/Assistant Photo editor)



Bird and Lime slapped with class-action lawsuit over rider and pedestrian injuries

Two Los Angeles-based attorneys filed a class-action lawsuit against e-scooter companies and scooter manufacturers on behalf of injured riders and pedestrians earlier this month. Catherine Lerer and Jeffrey Costell filed the lawsuit on behalf of eight plaintiffs in Los Angeles County Superior Court on Oct. Read more...

Photo: Bird and Lime e-scooters companies have been named in a class-action lawsuit filed in Los Angeles County Superior Court on behalf of injured riders and pedestrians this week. (Amy Dixon/Photo editor)



Freshly appointed election board chair hopes to rewrite election code

This post was updated Oct. 31 at 2:33 p.m. A former undergraduate student government presidential candidate was appointed election board chair Tuesday night. Richard White, a fourth-year political science student and the Leaders Influencing Tomorrow presidential candidate in the 2018 Undergraduate Student Association Council elections, was confirmed by the council in a 10-2-1 vote after three hours of debate. Read more...

Photo: The Undergraduate Students Association Council voted 10-2-1 to approve Richard White, a former USAC presidential candidate and fourth-year political science student, as election board chair. (Liz Ketcham/Assistant Photo editor)



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