Saturday, June 27

Los Angeles City Council requests report on LAPD action at UCLA, USC encampments

This post was updated June 5 at 11:29 p.m. The Los Angeles City Council unanimously passed a motion Tuesday requesting a report from LAPD and the LA County Office of Inspector General regarding LAPD’s decisions during Palestine solidarity encampments at UCLA and the University of Southern California. Read more...

Photo: LAPD officers stand in a line wearing riot gear. The Los Angeles City Council passed a motion requesting reports about LAPD’s actions during the Palestine solidarity encampments at UCLA and the University of Southern California. (Aidan Sun/Daily Bruin)



Seminar explores rich written archives at Young Research Library and beyond

This post was updated June 4 at 12:48 a.m. Most people may not consider an 18th century Chinese wood block a book. Yet Professor Matthew Fisher’s new English capstone seminar challenges students to reimagine what a “book” can be – a paperback novel, fruit labels or even a collection of bark fabrics. Read more...

Photo: A copy of Herman Melville’s Moby Dick is pictured in the UCLA Library Special Collections at the Charles E. Young Research Library. The collection holds several first editions of classic books and material that dates back to 4000 B.C. (Megan Cai/Daily Bruin photo editor)


Protesters walk out, block traffic to oppose Israeli military’s invasion of Rafah

This post was updated June 5 at 11:26 p.m. Over 300 pro-Palestine protesters marched through campus and blocked traffic Monday to oppose the Israeli military’s invasion of Rafah – a city in the southern Gaza Strip – and demand UC divestment from Israel. Read more...

Photo: Pro-Palestine protesters block traffic at the intersection of Le Conte Avenue and Westwood Plaza. Several organizations, including Students for Justice in Palestine at UCLA and United Auto Workers Local 4811 rank and file caucus members, planned the event. (Aidan Sun/Daily Bruin)


Crimewatch: April, May 2024

Sources: UCPD. Graphic reporting by Gabrielle Gillette, Daily Bruin staff. Interactive by Liam McGlynn, Assistant Data Editor. UCPD recorded 1,353 unique entries in its April and May daily crime log. Read more...


UCLA Faculty Association files unfair labor practice charge against the UC

This is a developing story and will be updated as more information becomes available. The UCLA Faculty Association announced Monday that it filed an unfair labor practice charge against the UC over the University’s treatment of faculty during the Palestine solidarity encampment and its aftermath. Read more...

Photo: Faculty members hold a sign in support of student protesters in Dickson Plaza. The UCLA Faculty Association announced Monday that it filed an unfair labor practice charge against the UC over the University’s handling of the recent Palestine solidarity encampment. (Aidan Sun/Daily Bruin)


Students, faculty attend vigil honoring Palestinians killed in ongoing war

Over a hundred people attended a vigil Friday evening to honor Palestinians killed by the Israeli military in the ongoing Israel-Hamas war, a month after the violent attack on and subsequent police sweep of the now-dismantled Palestine solidarity encampment at UCLA. Read more...

Photo: A speaker addresses attendees of Friday’s vigil, which honored Palestinians killed by the Israeli military. (Jessica Allen/Daily Bruin)