Wednesday, June 24

Santa Monica College community expresses concern after ICE deportation of student

This post was updated June 2 at 6:10 p.m. Kaiala Siale fears for her friends’ safety when they walk down the street together. The digital multimedia broadcast production student lives in Westwood and attends Santa Monica College – where she learned through social media that a fellow student was detained and deported this month by United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Read more...

Photo: The Santa Monica College campus is pictured. SMC community members said they were concerned after the detainment of a student by United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement in early May. (Courtesy of Carolina Barsakov)


Communication professor Tim Groeling elected as 2026-2027 Academic Senate chair

This post was updated May 27 at 12:56 a.m. Tim Groeling, a professor of communication, will be the 2026-2027 chair of the UCLA Academic Senate. Senate Elections Commissioner Joseph Watson certified Groeling’s election, according to a May 21 announcement from Senate Secretary Linda Sarna. Read more...

Photo: Tim Groeling, a professor of communication, stands in front of rows of tape recordings in the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs. Groeling was elected the 2026-2027 chair of the UCLA Academic Senate. (Daily Bruin file photo)


UC Regents discuss graduate programs tuition raise, faculty disciplinary policies

This post was updated May 29 at 1:28 p.m. The UC Board of Regents Academic and Student Affairs Committee approved a tuition increase for 10 graduate programs at a May 14 meeting. Read more...

Photo: The UC Board of Regents meets at UCLA. The UC Board of Regents Academic and Student Affairs Committee approved a tuition increase for 10 graduate programs at a May 14 meeting. (Anna Dai-Liu/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Botanical garden Clarkia Flower Festival sows stories of history, Indigenous roots

This post was updated May 27 at 12:59 a.m. The Mildred E. Mathias Botanical Garden bloomed with history at the Clarkia Flower Festival on May 17. Read more...

Photo: Chief Anthony Redblood Morales of the San Gabriel Band of Mission Indians (second from left) stands with others at the opening ceremony of the Clarkia Flower Festival. The event celebrated the Clarkia genus of flowers, which have traditionally been used as a food source by some California tribes. (Max Zhang/Daily Bruin)


Co-op residents defend rooster dropped off in nearby lot despite disturbances

For about a week, residents of the University Cooperative Housing Association didn’t need an alarm clock – they were roused by a rooster’s crowing. The rooster, who was deemed “Baraaack” – after former president Barack Obama – lived in a then-vacant lot near the co-op – a student-led, nonprofit housing space – from April 6 to April 14. Read more...

Photo: Baraaack stands in an open field. The rooster, named after former president Barack Obama, lived in a then-vacant lot near the University Cooperative Housing Association for about a week. (Courtesy of Carrie Tiong)


Over 20 labor demonstrators arrested during UC Regents public comment sit-in

This post was updated May 29 at 1:31 p.m. UCPD arrested around two dozen labor union demonstrators who staged a sit-in during a public comment session at the UC Board of Regents’ May meeting. Read more...

Photo: The UC Board of Regents meet at UCLA. UCPD arrested around two dozen labor union demonstrators who staged a sit-in during a public comment session at the UC Board of Regents’ May meeting. (Anna Dai-Liu/Daily Bruin senior staff)


UC Regents committee proposes over $2M in health budget cuts amid hiring freeze

The UC Board of Regents Health Services Committee announced at a meeting May 13 that the proposed UC Health budget will decrease for the upcoming fiscal year. Read more...

Photo: Regent Janet Reilly is pictured. The UC Board of Regents Health Services Committee announced at a meeting May 13 that the proposed UC Health budget will decrease for the upcoming fiscal year. (Anna Dai-Liu/Daily Bruin senior staff)