Monday, March 23



Westwood Village Ambassadors manage safety, cleanliness for community members

The Westwood Village Ambassador Program aims to enhance the safety, cleanliness and overall community spirit of the Village. The program provides safety escorts in Westwood to help students and community members feel safer, especially when walking late at night, said Henry Rojas, a supervisor and the team lead of the Westwood Village Ambassadors. Read more...

Photo: David Solache, a cleaning ambassador for the Westwood Village Ambassador Program, is pictured. Members of the ambassador program, which is part of the Westwood Village Improvement Association, work to maintain the cleanliness of the village. (Courtesy of Westwood Village Improvement Association)


USAC vote to consider previously rejected ASU funding proposal sparks discussion

This post was updated to remove a source’s personal academic information. The Undergraduate Students Association Council president ruled Tuesday after a vote that the Afrikan Student Union’s 15-minute-late surplus funding proposal would not be considered. Read more...

Photo: Kerckhoff Hall, where the Undergraduate Students Association Council offices are located, is pictured. The council will hear a previously rejected surplus funding proposal from the Afrikan Student Union on Tuesday. (Jeremy Chen/Photo editor)


‘Game On’-themed First Thursdays event highlights adaptive sports with games, art

With nearly a thousand Bruins and community members in attendance, March’s First Thursdays event livened up Broxton Avenue and Westwood Village with sports, art installations and food. Read more...

Photo: Community members are pictured walking outside of the entrance for First Thursdays hosted by UCLA and the Westwood Village Improvement Association. The monthly event, themed “Game On” for March 2024, was founded in 2022 to connect students with the community. (Eva Danesh/Daily Bruin)


Daily Bruin takes home 25 awards at San Diego college media conference

This post was updated March 28 at 10:34 a.m. LA JOLLA – The Daily Bruin received 25 awards at the Associated Collegiate Press Spring National College Media Conference. Read more...

Photo: Awards, including the Associated College Press’ 2024 Newspaper/Newsmagazine Best of Show, are pictured. The Daily Bruin received the award, alongside 24 others, at the ACP Spring National College Media Conference on March 9. (Photo illustration by Jeremy Chen/Photo editor)


AAPI policy summit provides platform for political power, advocacy discussions

This post was updated March 10 at 9:12 p.m. Students and faculty discussed initiatives and policies to increase advocacy for higher education and voter turnout at the Asian American Pacific Islander Policy Summit on Friday. Read more...

Photo: Rob Bonta, attorney general of California, gives a speech at the Asian American Pacific Islander Policy Summit. (Aidan Sun/Daily Bruin)