This post was updated Oct. 24 at 11:44 p.m. Two health care propositions will ask Californians to decide this November on how to spend revenue from Medi-Cal-related programs. Read more...
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October 24, 6:39 pm
Measure HH seeks accountability reform, local representation in LA City Council
This post was updated Oct. 24 at 11:47 p.m. When Bruins head to the polls this November, they will vote on reforms for city accountability. Measure HH lets voters choose to amend the city charter to give more investigative powers to city officials. Read more...
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A Closer Look, Campus, International, News
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October 23, 12:02 am
UCPD sweeps Gaza solidarity sukkah in Dickson Court, one protester arrested
Editor’s note: This post was updated Oct. 23 at 7:06 p.m. to clarify Betar’s offer of legal aid. Pro-Palestine organizations at UCLA set up a Gaza solidarity sukkah for nearly 12 hours Monday. Read more...
Photo: Demonstrators participate in the Gaza solidarity Sukkah in Dickson Court Monday. Jewish Voice for Peace at UCLA and Graduate Students for Justice in Palestine at UCLA erected the sukkah – a temporary structure used to celebrate the weeklong Jewish harvest holiday of Sukkot – around 8:45 a.m. (Michael Gallagher/Assistant Photo editor)
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October 22, 11:52 pm
UCLA accused an ecologist of harassment. She’s now suing for discrimination.
A prominent UCLA ecologist on involuntary leave filed a lawsuit against the University earlier this month, alleging wrongful suspension, harassment and racial discrimination. Ecology and evolutionary biology professor Priyanga Amarasekare joined UCLA in 2005, but she was suspended in July 2022 for a year with no pay by then-Chancellor Gene Block. Read more...
Photo: Priyanga Amarasekare leans on a lab table. The professor of ecology and evolutionary biology filed a lawsuit against UCLA and the UC Board of Regents on Oct. 10. (Daily Bruin file photo)
A Closer Look, Academics, News
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October 22, 10:20 pm
UCLA Library program gives grants for worldwide digital preservation of art
Editor’s note: This post was updated Oct. 27 at 3:31 p.m. to remove sensitive information. UCLA Library’s Modern Endangered Archives Program announced that they will be giving 26 new grants worth $1.47 million to expand digitization of endangered artworks. Read more...
Photo: Powell Library is pictured. UCLA Library’s Modern Endangered Archives Program announced they will be giving out 26 grants to expand digitization of artwork. (Daily Bruin file photo)
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October 22, 5:01 pm
UCLA Jackie Robinson Stadium parking lot to become modular housing for veterans
This post was updated Oct. 23 at 12:41 p.m. The United States Department of Veterans Affairs was ordered to begin plans for new modular housing to be built on the parking lot space of UCLA’s Jackie Robinson Baseball Stadium. Read more...
Photo: Jackie Robinson Stadium is pictured. The Department of Veterans Affairs has been ordered to build modular housing on the stadium’s parking lot. (Dylan Winward/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Campus, News, Science & Health, Student Government
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October 22, 4:53 pm
SWC’s Healthcoming event features goat yoga, wellness education
Hundreds of people attended the Student Wellness Commission’s Healthcoming event, an annual fall health festival, on Wednesday. The Wilson Plaza festival showcased the commission’s offerings and provided an overview of UCLA’s health and wellness resources. Read more...
Photo: Students visit booths in Wilson Plaza. The Student Wellness Commission held its annual Healthcoming event in the plaza Wednesday. (Shiv Patel/Daily Bruin senior staff)