The ballot for the Tuesday midterms will feature seven new statewide propositions for California voters to decide on. According to the California Legislative Analyst’s Office, propositions are questions on the ballot that allow voters to decide on potential changes to state laws or the state constitution. Read more...
Photo: A ballot sits on a table. There are seven statewide propositions on the ballot for the upcoming election. (Kaiya Pomeroy-Tso/Daily Bruin senior staff)
UCLA community members expressed desire for future steps to decriminalize marijuana following President Joe Biden’s recent executive order to pardon previous offenses for possession and use. Read more...
Photo: President Joe Biden at a UCLA-hosted event during his 2020 presidential campaign. Biden recently announced a pardon for offenses of simple marijuana possession and use at the federal level and in Washington, D.C. The decision comes amid conversation on decriminalization of cannabis. (Alex Driscoll/Daily Bruin staff)
This post was updated Jan. 28 at 4:12 p.m. A UCLA School of Law research project aims to analyze restrictions on critical race theory, which has sparked controversy in local school districts and K-12 classrooms across the country. Read more...
This post was updated Nov. 15 at 3:47 p.m. President Joe Biden gave a speech Thursday at the developing Westwood Veterans Affairs Hospital station – part of the Purple (D Line) Extension Transit Project – promoting his administration’s efforts to expand infrastructure. The Metro expansion project, which will add seven new stops, including UCLA, to the Purple Line, began in 2019 with local and federal funding, according to the Los Angeles Metro. Read more...
Photo: President Joe Biden speaks at a rally in March 2020. Biden spoke at a campaign event at the developing Westwood Veterans Affairs Metro station Thursday, promoting his efforts to improve infrastructure. (Alex Driscoll/Daily Bruin staff)
UCLA tied with UC Berkeley for first place on the U.S News & World Report’s public university rankings, earning the No. 1 ranking for the sixth year in a row but breaking its four-year streak as the sole university at the top spot. U.S. Read more...
Photo: Royce Hall, pictured above, is a central building on UCLA’s campus. U.S. News & World Report ranked UCLA and UC Berkeley tied as the No. 1 national public universities. (Joseph Jimenez/Assistant Photo editor)
This post was updated Sept. 5 at 8:34 p.m. President Joe Biden’s decision to forgive student loan debt will provide relief to many students and alumni with loans, but gaps in debt forgiveness could still persist, according to UCLA community members. Read more...
Photo: President Joe Biden speaks on the 2020 campaign trail. UCLA community members said Biden’s decision to forgive some student loan debt could provide relief to borrowers. (Alex Driscoll/Daily Bruin staff)
This post was updated Aug. 21 at 8:41 p.m. A UCLA report found that there has been a decrease in life expectancy for Californians during the COVID-19 pandemic, which varies across income levels and racial and ethnic groups. Read more...
