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In the news:

USA Elections Board disqualifies 2 candidates from upcoming USAC election

This post was updated May 1 at 9:04 p.m. The USA Elections Board disqualified two candidates from the upcoming Undergraduate Students Association Council election. Christina Morcus, a candidate for USAC president, and Abrar Alzabin, a candidate for Academic Affairs commissioner, both failed to submit required funding disclosures, according to notices of disqualification approved by the elections board Wednesday.  Candidates were required to submit their first funding source disclosure Monday, though the board granted 36-hour extensions to candidates who failed to meet the deadline, according to the notices. Read more...

Photo: Kerckhoff Hall, which hosts the offices of the Undergraduate Students Association Council, is pictured. Two candidates for the upcoming USAC election were disqualified. (Daily Bruin file photo)


NWWNC Q&A: Newly elected student member talks motivations, plans for Westwood

This post was updated April 25 at 12:43 a.m. Jacob Lawson won a position on the North Westwood Neighborhood Council as an Undergraduate Student Board Member on April 4. Read more...

Photo: Jacob Lawson stands at Weyburn Commons. Lawson is a second-year public affairs student elected to one of the North Westwood Neighborhood Council’s undergraduate board member seats. (Celia Kebbeh/Daily Bruin)




Anderson Forecast predicts possible recession due to Trump administration policies

UCLA Anderson Forecast predicted in March that, if enacted, the Trump administration’s economic policies will lead to recession. Clement Bohr, the economist who authored the recession watch report, cited concerns about President Donald Trump’s tariff policies, mass deportations and Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency – an initiative to cut federal spending. Read more...

Photo: The Anderson School of Management is pictured. The UCLA Anderson Forecast predicted in March that, if enacted, the Trump administration’s economic policies will lead to recession. (Daily Bruin file photo)


UCLA admitted students’ weekend programs instructed to remove exclusive wording

Editor’s note: This post was updated May 2 at 5:26 p.m. to replace a photo of the Community Programs Office, which was unassociated with this event, with a photo of Bruin Day celebrations. Read more...

Photo: People walk on campus on Bruin Day, which caters to newly admitted students. Some of the university’s Diverse Admit Programs have recently been renamed in response to Trump administration policies. (Andrew Diaz/Daily Bruin)


Grammy-winning alumnus Sara Bareilles to be 2025 UCLA College commencement speaker

This post was updated April 22 at 11:54 p.m. UCLA alumnus and Grammy Award-winning musician Sara Bareilles will speak at the College of Letters and Science commencement ceremonies June 13.  Bareilles, who graduated from UCLA with a bachelor’s degree in communication in 2003, will deliver the keynote speech at each of the three UCLA College commencement ceremonies, which are scheduled for 11 a.m., 3 p.m. Read more...

Photo: Sara Bareilles poses for a photo. The UCLA alumnus will speak at the College of Letters and Science commencement ceremonies. (Courtesy of Victoria Will)