This post was updated May 14 at 11:41 p.m. Experts on policing and civil rights law condemned law enforcement’s use of force during the police-led sweep of the Palestine solidarity encampment and its subsequent arrest of pro-Palestine protesters. Read more...
Photo: Police are pictured wearing riot gear outside of the Palestine solidarity encampment. Law enforcement swept the encampment in the early morning of May 2. (Jeremy Chen/Photo editor)
This post was updated May 14 at 11:29 p.m. For the Daily Bruin’s full coverage of the UC Divest Coalition and Students for Justice in Palestine at UCLA demonstrations, see here. Read more...
Photo: Volunteer medics are pictured organizing supplies at the foot of Janss Steps on the afternoon of May 1. Dozens of medics, ranging from undergraduates to hospital physicians, staffed the now-dismantled Palestine solidarity encampment during the April 30 attack and the May 2 police sweep. (Anna Dai-Liu/Daily Bruin senior staff)
The Cultural Affairs Commission announced it was canceling its events for the rest of the academic year. The Undergraduate Students Association Council office, led by Cultural Affairs Commissioner Alicia Verdugo, released a statement on Instagram Monday morning, citing the violence in Palestine, Congo, Haiti and Sudan, as well as “white supremacist attacks and police brutality” participants of the UCLA Palestine solidarity encampment faced, as the reasons for canceling the events. Read more...
Photo: Attendees watch and dance to singer and saxophonist Braxton Cook’s set at the 2022 JazzReggae Festival. The Cultural Affairs Commission canceled its events, including the JazzReggae festival, for the rest of the academic year. (Daily Bruin file photo)
Westwood welcomed a new type of buzz Saturday: Pret A Manger, a United Kingdom-based coffee shop. Pret A Manger, commonly referred to as Pret, is a sandwich and organic coffee chain that has a multitude of items on its menu, including varieties of coffee, grab-and-go sandwiches and baked goods – with vegan and vegetarian options. Read more...
Photo: Pret A Manger opened Saturday on Le Conte Avenue. The United Kingdom-based shop serves coffee, grab-and-go items and baked goods.(Zimo Li/Daily Bruin)
This post was updated May 14 at 11:31 p.m. MERCED – The UC Board of Regents Special Committee on Athletics voted to authorize the transfer of $10 million a year from UCLA to UC Berkeley from 2024-2025 through 2026-2027, revisiting the financial support in 2027-2028. The vote comes in the wake of UCLA leaving the Pac-12 to join the Big Ten, a decision the Board of Regents approved in December 2022. Read more...
Photo: California Memorial Stadium, where UC Berkeley’s football team plays, is pictured. The UC Board of Regents Special Committee on Athletics authorized a payment of $10 million a year from UCLA to UC Berkeley. (Daily Bruin file photo)
The USA Elections Board temporarily suspended general representative candidate Vikas Sundar’s campaign Tuesday morning. Sundar, a second-year statistics and data science student, is running to be one of three general representatives who will be elected via a multimember, ranked-choice voting system. Read more...
Photo: Kerckhoff Hall, where the Undergraduate Students Association Council offices are hosted, is shown. The USA Elections Board sanctioned a candidate for general representative due to campaign rule violations Tuesday. (Paco Bacalski/Daily Bruin senior staff)
This post was updated May 21 at 4:31 p.m. MERCED – UC investment officers answered questions Tuesday from the UC Board of Regents about the University’s investment portfolio. Read more...
Photo: Members of the UC Investments office disclosed information about the University’s holdings at a meeting of the Board of Regents Investments Committee. (Sam Mulick/Daily Bruin)
