On weekday mornings, as Westwood students rouse from sleep, third-year physics student Josh Jose sits in 7 a.m. traffic. Jose, who drives 45 minutes from the Torrance area to campus, is one of many commuter students at UCLA. Read more...
Photo: Cars parked in Lot 7 are pictured. Some students shared some of the challenges of commuting to college. (Purvi Singhania/Daily Bruin)
This post was updated Dec. 13 at 10:36 p.m. The Undergraduate Students Association Council unanimously passed a resolution Nov. 7 calling for the university to cut all contracts with Starbucks. Read more...
Photo: A sign in Starbucks is pictured. The Undergraduate Students Association Council unanimously approved a resolution calling the university to end contracts with Starbucks, citing labor violations. (Daily Bruin file photo)
The Undergraduate Students Association Council unanimously passed a resolution Nov. 7 calling on the university to hire a full-time paid employee to oversee the Collegiate Recovery Program, a program that helps students with recovery from addiction. Read more...
Photo: The Student Activities Center is pictured. The Undergraduate Students Association Council unanimously approved a resolution requesting the university to hire a paid full-time staffer and create a space on campus for the Collegiate Recovery Program, which supports students with recovery from addiction. (Daily Bruin file photo)
This post was updated Dec. 6 at 8:43 p.m. Organizers of and participants in recent protests on campus related to the ongoing Israel-Hamas war said UCLA’s approach to policing these protests has been imbalanced and insufficient. Read more...
Photo: The office of UCLA Student Affairs is pictured. Student Affairs has faced scrutiny recently after complaints about policing at recent protests and rallies. (Mia Tavares/Daily Bruin senior staff)
This post was updated Dec. 6 at 8:55 p.m. Pre-professional medical fraternity Phi Delta Epsilon has closed its UCLA chapter amid a university investigation. The national fraternity, which has had a chapter on UCLA’s campus since 2004, closed its UCLA chapter after the opening of a university investigation into its activities, according to an emailed statement by Karen Katz, the fraternity’s CEO. Read more...
Photo: Kerckhoff Hall, where the office of Student Organizations, Leadership & Engagement is based, is pictured. SOLE is involved in addressing allegations against professional fraternities on campus. (Daily Bruin file photo)
The Undergraduate Students Association Council passed a resolution calling on the UC to recognize November as Sikh Heritage Month. The resolution, which passed unanimously Nov. 14, acknowledges the historical trauma and ongoing violence experienced by the Sikh community, as well as the community’s contributions in the state of California and beyond. Read more...
Photo: Kerchkoff Hall is pictured. The Undergraduate Students Association Council unanimously approved a resolution to observe November as Sikh Heritage Month. (Daily Bruin file photo)
This post was updated Dec. 5 at 3:40 p.m. The Undergraduate Students Association Council held its last meeting of November on Tuesday. USAC is the official student government representing the undergraduate student body at UCLA. Read more...
