This post was updated Dec. 10 at 9:56 p.m. Alpha Gamma Omega fraternity combines its love for faith and food in hopes of bringing the UCLA community together every other Thursday night. Read more...
Photo: Ryan Mutter, a member of Alpha Gamma Omega, flips burgers on a grill. The Christian fraternity hosts its free Jesus Burgers and prayer circle events every other Thursday. (Verna Chen/Video producer)
UCLA faculty expressed mixed reactions to the outcome of the 2024 presidential election and predictions for the incoming administration. Republican nominee and former President Donald Trump defeated Democratic nominee and sitting Vice President Kamala Harris with 312 electoral votes to 226, winning close races in seven key battleground states and the popular vote. Read more...
Photo: Bunche Hall, which is home to the political science and economics departments at UCLA, is pictured. UCLA professors said the economy, inflation and immigration were central factors in the outcome of the 2024 presidential election. (Daily Bruin file photo)
Around 60 students attended a screening of “The Swimmers” with the movie’s subject and Olympian Yusra Mardini on Nov. 15. UCLA’s Southwest Asian/North African Health Alliance, Students Organize for Syria and the Syrian American Medical Society hosted the event, which included the opportunity to ask Mardini questions, in Moore Hall. Read more...
Photo: Organizers of the screening surround Yusra Mardini after the event. (Courtesy of Sepehr Pavardeh)
Food, family, festivities – Bruin Family Weekend had it all. Thousands of people traveled to campus Nov. 8 and 9 to attend Bruin Family Weekend, a yearly welcome event for the family and guardians of UCLA students. Read more...
Photo: Families sit under tents in Dickson Plaza during Bruin Family Weekend. (Leydi Cris Cobo Cordon/Daily Bruin senior staff)
The Undergraduate Students Association Council held its final meeting of November virtually Nov. 26. USAC is the official student government representing the undergraduate student body at UCLA. Read more...
This post was updated Dec. 3 at 6:07 p.m. The USA Judicial Board will hear a case for the first time in at least two years. Read more...
Photo: The door to the Undergraduate Students Association Council Cultural Affairs Commission’s office in Kerckhoff Hall is pictured. The USA Judicial Board will hear a case alleging that Commissioner Alicia Verdugo discriminated against Jewish students who applied to their office. (Mia Tavares/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Bruins hoping to experience nature outside Westwood – from Big Sur to Joshua Tree and Yosemite – need look no further than the Backpacking Club at UCLA. Read more...
Photo: Members of the Backpacking Club at UCLA walk through Joshua Tree National Park. (Courtesy of Charlotte Wolf)
