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Westwood therapy team helps students take post-election stress down a few octaves

A mental health street team helped students handle Election Day stress outside Ackerman Union on Nov. 5. Octave, a mental health service with a clinic based in Westwood, organized outreach teams outside UCLA voting centers at both Ackerman Union and the Hammer Museum on Election Day, providing resources such as breathing exercises and access to therapy to help students manage their political stress. Read more...

Photo: Students follow the results of the Nov. 5 general election at an election night watch party. Experts from Octave – a mental health service with a clinic based in Westwood – said the election can cause stress for community members. (Edward Ho/Daily Bruin)


Bruin Democrats host election watch party for students to share reactions

UCLA students expressed disappointment and optimism at a Bruin Democrats election watch party Nov 5. The Bruin Democrats at UCLA hosted a watch party at Royce Hall for students to follow along and react together to the election results as they came in. Read more...

Photo: Attendees at a Bruin Democrats election night party watched NBC news on a projector in Royce Hall. (Leydi Cris Cobo Cordon/Daily Bruin senior staff)


International students reflect on November’s election results, political divide

This post was updated Nov. 24 at 10:28 p.m. November’s election will impact many of Annabelle Shen’s friends, even though she cannot vote. “Some of my friends, they want to immigrate here, so maybe they will follow the policies and the elections,” said Shen, a fourth-year geography student from China. Read more...

Photo: Students observe election results at a UCLA watch party Nov. 5. (Jessica Allen/Daily Bruin)


Pro-Palestine protesters walk out in response to national call; UCPD arrests 4

This post was updated Nov. 19 at 11:52 p.m. Four people were arrested Tuesday after a protest held by Students for Justice in Palestine at UCLA blocked access to Bruin Walk. Read more...

Photo: Around 150 pro-Palestine protesters gathered in Bruin Plaza on Tuesday as part of a rally held by Students for Justice in Palestine at UCLA to call for UC divestment from companies associated with the Israeli military. The rally came the day before a strike called by the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Local 3299 to lobby for increased wages and improved health care coverage. (Vanessa Man/Daily Bruin)


Dining halls consolidate, limit hours as nearly 40K UC workers prepare to strike

This post was updated Nov. 19 at 11:35 p.m. Nearly 40,000 workers across the UC – including dining hall staff – could strike Wednesday and Thursday. Read more...

Photo: Workers with American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Local 3299 – which represents patient care and service workers – are pictured demonstrating. The union is set to go on strike Wednesday and Thursday across the UC. (Daily Bruin file photo)



UCLA to establish Latinx Success Center in support of academic, cultural community

Come January 2025, UCLA will have a Latinx Success Center. In December 2020, then-Chancellor Gene Block and then-Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost Emily Carter announced the university’s plans to achieve federal Hispanic-Serving Institution status by 2025. Read more...

Photo: De Neve Dogwood and Cedar are pictured. UCLA will launch a Latinx Success Center in De Neve Birch in January 2025. (Daily Bruin file photo)



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