Thursday, February 12

Students gather for vigil honoring people killed by federal agents

This post was updated Feb. 2 at 12:15 a.m. More than 200 people gathered at a Thursday vigil to honor people killed amid the Trump administration’s mass deportation campaign.  The event – organized in part by the Afrikan Student Union, Bruin Democrats and members of the Undergraduate Students Association Council – was scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. Read more...

Photo: Candles and flowers cover a patch of grass in Dickson Court South. UCLA community members gathered at a Thursday vigil to honor people killed amid the current deportation campaign. (Andrew Ramiro Diaz/Photo editor)



UC launches student survey on discrimination mandated by federal agreement

This post was updated Jan. 27 at 10:08 p.m. The UC is asking students to complete a survey about their perceptions of on-campus discrimination and harassment, as mandated by the University’s 2024 agreement with the federal government to resolve civil rights investigations. Read more...

Photo: The UC Systemwide Student Climate Survey is pictured on a computer. The UC is asking students to complete a survey about their perceptions of on-campus discrimination and harassment, as mandated by the University’s 2024 agreement with the federal government to resolve civil rights investigations. (Amelia Chief/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Senate Bill 895 seeks to establish $23 billion research fund amid federal cuts

State senator Scott Wiener announced a bipartisan ballot measure intended to backfill research funding amid the Trump administration’s cuts in a press conference Friday. Senate Bill 895 – joint-authored by state senators Sasha Perez and Aisha Wahab – was first introduced to the state senate Thursday. Read more...

Photo: The California State Capitol is pictured. State senator Scott Wiener announced a bipartisan ballot measure intended to backfill research funding amid the Trump administration’s cuts in a press conference Friday. (Edward Ho/Daily Bruin)


UCLA groups join LA protests condemning ICE, Nicolás Maduro capture

UCLA student groups and labor unions joined thousands of protesters in downtown Los Angeles on Saturday to condemn violent acts by United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents and the U.S. Read more...

Photo: Units of United Auto Workers are pictured at a November rally. Members of UAW Local 4811 joined UCLA student groups condemning immigration enforcement violence and United States foreign intervention at a Saturday protest in downtown Los Angeles. (Leydi Cris Cobo Cordon/Daily Bruin senior staff)


UCLA economists predict deportations, elevated employment may impact US economy

UCLA economists predicted that investments in artificial intelligence may propel the United States’ GDP in the first quarter of 2026, while the labor market will weaken. Read more...

Photo: The UCLA Anderson School of Management is pictured. UCLA economists predicted that investments in artificial intelligence may propel the United States’ GDP in the first quarter of 2026, while the labor market will weaken. (Daily Bruin file photo)


Q&A: Julio Frenk condemns federal cuts, pledges future budget transparency

This post was updated Jan. 16 at 1:36 a.m. Chancellor Julio Frenk completed his first full year in office Jan. 1. News editor Alexandra Crosnoe and campus politics editor Natalia Mochernak sat down with Frenk to discuss federal research funding cuts, UCLA’s budgetary shortfall, protections for undocumented students and Time, Place and Manner policies. Read more...

Photo: Julio Frenk answers questions in the Daily Bruin office. News editor Alexandra Crosnoe and campus politics editor Natalia Mochernak sat down with Frenk on Thursday to discuss federal research funding cuts, UCLA’s budgetary shortfall, protections for undocumented students and time, place and manner policies. (Andrew Ramiro Diaz/Photo editor)