Friday, June 26

John Wooden Center construction presents relocation issues for clubs, activities

This post was updated June 10 at 9:46 p.m. UCLA Recreation announced it will begin construction on the John Wooden Center starting in October. The changes will expand weight training facilities, reconfigure activity spaces and make cosmetic changes to the building’s facade, according to a campus-wide email from Director of UCLA Recreation Erinn McMahan. Read more...

Photo: The John Wooden Center is pictured. The UCLA administration announced seismic improvements on the center would be conducted in phases in an emailed statement. (Daily Bruin file photo)


Pierce College staff, alumnus discuss high transfer acceptance rate to UCLA

Forty-four percent of transfer student applicants from Los Angeles Pierce College were accepted to UCLA in 2023. Pierce College, located in Woodland Hills in the San Fernando Valley, is one of nine colleges in the Los Angeles Community College District. Read more...

Photo: Royce Hall is pictured. 44% of transfer applicants from Pierce College were accepted to UCLA in 2023. (Daily Bruin file photo)


Orange County Superior Court orders halt to ongoing UAW strike

This post was updated June 11 at 2:35 p.m. An Orange County Superior Court granted a temporary restraining order Friday to the UC to halt the United Auto Workers Local 4811 strike.  The move comes after the UC filed a breach of contract lawsuit Tuesday, claiming UAW Local 4811 violated the no-strike clause set in a 2022 collective bargaining agreement between the two parties. Read more...

Photo: United Auto Workers Local 4811 picket in Dickson Plaza after voting to authorize a strike May 15. An Orange County Superior Court granted a temporary restraining order to the UC on Friday to halt the strike. (Zimo Li/Daily Bruin)


UCLA under review in House investigation of antisemitism on campus

The United States House of Representatives announced Monday that it had initiated a review into UCLA’s federal funding and learning environment amid the Department of Education’s investigation into antisemitism on the University’s campus. Read more...

Photo: The United States Capitol is pictured. Six Republican members of the House of Representatives recently sent a letter to Chancellor Gene Block announcing that the House opened an investigation into antisemitism on the UCLA campus. (Daily Bruin file photo)


West Hollywood Pride celebrations bring together LGBTQ+ community

This post was updated June 5 at 11:23 p.m. West Hollywood kicked off June with its annual WeHo Pride Parade on Sunday, drawing participants from across Los Angeles with its rainbow-drenched streets and candy-colored floats. Read more...

Photo: People gather on Santa Monica Boulevard for the WeHo Pride parade. This year’s event marks 45 years of the annual parade. (Zoraiz Irshad/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Multiple unions rally on campus in support of United Auto Workers strike

This post was updated June 5 at 11:16 p.m. Over 300 students and community members rallied outside Murphy Hall on Wednesday in support of the ongoing United Auto Workers Local 4811 strike. Read more...

Photo: Protesters, with an effigy labeled “Genocide Gene,” rally in support of the ongoing United Auto Workers Local 4811 Strike. The rally went from Murphy Hall through South Campus to the UCPD station on Westwood Plaza and then the Luskin turnaround. (Zoraiz Irshad/Daily Bruin senior staff)


USAC freezes transfer of funds to endowment until UC divests

The Undergraduate Students Association Council unanimously approved a change to its bylaws Tuesday that freezes the transfer of funds into its endowment until the UC divests from companies participating “in the violation of human rights.” The amendment, proposed May 28 by Cultural Affairs Commissioner Alicia Verdugo, makes changes to Article VII – which concerns finance – of the USA Bylaws. Read more...

Photo: Kerckhoff Hall, which hosts the offices of the Undergraduate Students Association Council, is pictured. The council voted Tuesday to approve a change to its bylaws placing restrictions on the funds in its endowment. (Daily Bruin file photo)