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...
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Los Angeles, National, News, Transportation
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October 13, 5:04 pm
President Joe Biden delivers speech on infrastructure improvements in Westwood
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)
Higher Education, National, News
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September 11, 11:16 pm
US News & World Report ranks UCLA as No. 1 public university for 6th year in a row
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)
A Closer Look, Academics, Higher Education, National, News
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September 4, 2:37 pm
UCLA community members assert recent student loan forgiveness is positive start
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)
National, News
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August 20, 6:53 pm
UCLA report finds decrease in life expectancy across Californian communities
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...
National, News
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July 23, 5:46 pm
California to vote on state constitutional amendment protecting abortion rights
This post was updated July 24 at 8:40 p.m. California voters will see an abortion initiative on the November midterm ballot as activists and legislators push to protect access to abortion and contraception in the state. Read more...
Photo: An Orange County vote-by-mail ballot for an election cycle sits on a table. As the midterms approach, California legislators plan to have an initiative making abortion access a state constitutional right on the ballot. (Esther Li/Daily Bruin staff)
A Closer Look, National
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July 9, 11:09 am
UCLA law students consider consequences of Roe v. Wade overturn
This post was updated July 10 at 9:32 p.m. UCLA School of Law students expressed concern over the future of reproductive and other human rights in light of the United States Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Read more...
Photo: Some students at the UCLA School of Law (pictured) voiced concerns about the future of human and reproductive rights, given the Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe v. Wade. (Daily Bruin file photo)