Thursday, March 19

International students reflect on November’s election results, political divide

This post was updated Nov. 24 at 10:28 p.m. November’s election will impact many of Annabelle Shen’s friends, even though she cannot vote. “Some of my friends, they want to immigrate here, so maybe they will follow the policies and the elections,” said Shen, a fourth-year geography student from China. Read more...

Photo: Students observe election results at a UCLA watch party Nov. 5. (Jessica Allen/Daily Bruin)


Symposium hosted in memory of late biophysics professor Alex Levine

The biophysics community gathered for a symposium to celebrate the life of former UCLA faculty member Alex Levine from Nov. 4 to Nov. 6. The event consisted of presentations from soft matter physicists and engineers, including some of Levine’s closest friends. Read more...

Photo: The California Nanosystems Institute building is pictured. Various presentations from the event took place here. (Daily Bruin file photo)


California finalizes races in 10 state propositions from spending to healthcare

Voters have decided on all propositions on the 2024 California ballot. Californians voted on 10 propositions this year, which included policy changes on state spending, crime, healthcare, housing and the minimum wage. Read more...

Photo: The California state Capitol building is pictured. Californians voted on 10 state propositions Nov. 5 ranging from approving state bonds to climate protections. (Courtesy of Alex Proimos/Wikimedia Commons)


Students discuss divestment, nonresident tuition hike at UC Regents public comment

SAN FRANCISCO – The UC Board of Regents heard public comment from community members calling for the University to divest from companies associated with the Israeli military, prevent antisemitism and freeze nonresident tuition. Read more...

Photo: Members of the UC People’s Tribunal for Palestine speak at the Nov. 12 UC Board of Regents Meeting. Members of the public urged the UC to divest from companies associated with the Israeli military, denounced tuition hikes and urged the UC to fund diversity initiatives at the public comment session. (Sam Mulick/Daily Bruin senior staff)



Students hold vigil, unite UCLA Armenian community during Artsakh Awareness Week

This post was updated Nov. 19 at 11:46 p.m. Around 40 people attended a candlelight vigil in Dickson Plaza on Thursday to raise awareness and commemorate lives lost in the Nagorno-Karabakh region. Read more...

Photo: Members of the Armenian Students’ Association board pose in front of roses and candles in the shape of a cross. The ASA held a candlelight vigil Thursday as part of its annual Artsakh Awareness Week, held in remembrance of lives lost in the Nagorno-Karabakh region since a 2023 military offensive led by the Azerbaijani military. (Sam Mulick/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Pro-Palestine protesters walk out in response to national call; UCPD arrests 4

This post was updated Nov. 19 at 11:52 p.m. Four people were arrested Tuesday after a protest held by Students for Justice in Palestine at UCLA blocked access to Bruin Walk. Read more...

Photo: Around 150 pro-Palestine protesters gathered in Bruin Plaza on Tuesday as part of a rally held by Students for Justice in Palestine at UCLA to call for UC divestment from companies associated with the Israeli military. The rally came the day before a strike called by the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Local 3299 to lobby for increased wages and improved health care coverage. (Vanessa Man/Daily Bruin)