A new matcha brand is mixing up Los Angeles’ caffeine scene – and is now in Westwood. Ministry of Coffee added Nekohama matcha to its menu in October. Read more...
Photo: A matcha cup is placed near a bush. A new matcha brand has been showing up across Los Angeles and has made its way to Westwood. (Jeannie Kim/Daily Bruin senior staff)
This post was updated Feb. 9 at 11:05 p.m. Some Westwood residents lost power twice Saturday. Residents living on Glenrock Avenue, Levering Avenue and Midvale Avenue reported power outages beginning around 2:10 p.m., with power still out as of 3:35 p.m. Read more...
Photo: University Apartments on Glenrock Avenue are pictured. Residents living in the apartments reported losing power Saturday. (Dylan Winward/Daily Bruin senior staff)
This post was updated Feb. 6 at 10:28 p.m. Staff research associates at the UCLA Olympic Analytical Lab protested Wednesday against alleged wage theft and unfair labor practices. The SRAs were originally promised to receive raises in 2023 and have allegedly been denied over $500,000 collectively, according to signs from the protest and a document obtained by the Daily Bruin. Read more...
Photo: The staff research associates protest in front of the UCLA Olympic Analytical Lab director’s door, with many holding signs. The SRAs were originally promised to receive raises in 2023 and have allegedly been denied over $500,000 collectively. (Maggie Konecky/Daily Bruin)
This post was updated Feb. 6 at 10:25 p.m. Pro-Palestine protesters demonstrated outside UC Regent Jay Sures’ Brentwood house early Wednesday morning. The protest, organized by Graduate Students for Justice in Palestine at UCLA, began before 7:30 a.m. Read more...
Photo: Regent Jay Sures’ house is pictured. Pro-Palestine protesters demonstrated outside Sures’ home early Wednesday morning. (Dylan Winward/Daily Bruin senior staff)
As multiple wildfires burned in Los Angeles County, Kyle Jeong came back to his dorm to find his roommate switching between computer tabs. As he left UCLA to return home, Jeong had an idea – a single website for the Bruin community to stay updated. Read more...
Photo: A computer displaying the Westwood Wildfire Watch site is pictured. Kyle Jeong, a third-year mathematics of computation student, spearheaded the development of the site. (Leydi Cris Cobo Cordon/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Water bottles, T-shirts and packets of salted nuts filled the registration table for the Westwood Community Blood Drive. The drive – hosted in collaboration with the American Red Cross – united Bruins and Westwood community members to donate blood Jan. Read more...
Photo: Luca Oggionni, a third-year political science student, gets his blood taken at an American Red Cross blood drive held at the University Cooperative Housing Association on Jan. 21. (Courtesy of Gunji Yosuke) Photo credit: (Courtesy of Gunji Yosuke)
Student organizations are volunteering to support the UCLA community after fires devastated Los Angeles County. Fires across LA – which began Jan. 7 – have burned nearly 57,000 acres of land and destroyed over 16,000 structures, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, or Cal Fire, website. Read more...
Photo: A poster with information about what to pack in the case of an evacuation due to a fire is pictured. UCLA student organizations held donation drives and events to help victims of the Los Angeles County wildfires. (Leydi Cris Cobo Cordon/Daily Bruin senior staff)
