Monday, April 6

Professor’s lecture sparks debate about FDA drug approval process

One academic believes that an excessive amount of resources is wasted on the hasty pursuance of drug trials, which don’t always generate conclusive results. However, UCLA Health officials think that the drug approval process is relatively efficient. Read more...

Photo: Jonathan Kimmelman, a biomedical ethics professor at McGill University, spoke to medical students and healthcare professionals about pharmaceutical ethics at the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center on Tuesday. (Hannah Burnett/Daily Bruin)


Local activists hold teach-in to promote nonviolent protests

A reverend who worked with Martin Luther King Jr. told UCLA community members that violence cannot be used to improve the United States. The Rev. James Lawson Jr., who teaches at UCLA, and other civil rights activists spoke at a teach-in event Tuesday that aimed to engage students in dialogue about nonviolent protests. Read more...

Photo: David Huerta, president of the California branch of a worker union, spoke to UCLA community members about the importance of nonviolent protest at a panel Tuesday. (Sihui Song/Daily Bruin)


UCLA, USC students collaborate on walkouts to protest marginalization

Students from both UCLA and USC put rivalry week aside to protest President-elect Donald Trump’s speech toward marginalized groups. About 300 students began protesting in front of Royce Hall at 3 p.m. Read more...

Photo: Students filled Royce Quad on Wednesday to walk out in protest of the negative comments shadowing president-elect Donald Trump’s campaign. (Erin Rice/Daily Bruin)


USAC recap – Nov. 15

The Undergraduate Students Association Council is the official student government representing the undergraduate student body at UCLA. Council meetings usually take place every week Tuesdays at 7 p.m. Read more...


UCLA removes posters advocating for white supremacy, xenophobia

UCLA removed posters promoting white supremacy and xenophobic attitudes on campus earlier this week. The posters promoted the “UCLA White Students Group,” and said the government has embraced the replacement of whites and appeasement of the demands of minority groups. Read more...

Photo: Some posters with positive messages were defaced with graffiti hostile to undocumented students and other groups (Sam Hoff/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Westwood Community Council recap – Nov. 15

The Westwood Community Council meets several times a year to discuss issues relevant to the Westwood Village business and residential community. Los Angeles City Councilmember Paul Koretz proposed a 60-mile aboveground transportation system for automated cars that could bypass traffic stops. Read more...


Skilled trade workers strike over UCLA wage negotiations

This post was updated Nov. 16 at 4:18 p.m. Skilled trade workers and administrative workers went on strike Wednesday, claiming that UCLA bargained with them in bad faith over a new contract. Read more...

Photo: Teamsters Local 2010, the union representing skilled trades and administrative workers, went on strike Wednesday alleging UCLA refused to negotiate on back pay. (Eda Gokcebay/Daily Bruin)