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May 14, 6:40 pm

United Kingdom-based Pret A Manger coffee shop opens Westwood location

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)

Athletics News, Higher Education, News, Sports, UC

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May 14, 5:37 pm

UC Board of Regents authorizes $10 million yearly payment from UCLA to UC Berkeley

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)

Campus, News, Student Government

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May 14, 5:02 pm

Elections board temporarily suspends general representative candidate’s campaign

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)

Higher Education, News, UC

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May 14, 4:53 pm

UC Regents disclose investments in weapons manufacturers amid calls to divest

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)

Crime, News, Westwood

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May 14, 4:01 pm

Former UCLA dentistry student pleads guilty to charges of shooting Jewish victims

Former UCLA School of Dentistry student Jaime Tran agreed to plead guilty Tuesday to all charges related to him shooting two Jewish men in February 2023 as they left religious services.  Tran, who was last enrolled at UCLA in 2018, pled guilty to two counts of hate crimes with intent to kill and two counts of using, carrying and discharging a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence, according to a Tuesday press release from the United States Department of Justice.  Tran is expected to plead guilty to those felony charges in front of U.S. Read more...

Campus, News, Student Government

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May 13, 9:56 pm

USAC general representative candidate allegedly suggested destruction of encampment

In a recording sent to a UCLA political science students’ GroupMe, a person claiming to be a candidate for the Undergraduate Students Association Council suggested bulldozing the Palestine solidarity encampment and shooting its participants. Read more...

Photo: Kerckhoff Hall, where the Undergraduate Students Association Council offices are hosted, is pictured.(Daily Bruin file photo)

Crime, Los Angeles, News

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May 13, 7:31 pm

Community members share traits they want to see in new LAPD police chief

Community members highlighted issues they want to see addressed by the next LAPD police chief during a webinar Tuesday. The webinar – co-hosted by District 5 Councilmember Katy Yaroslavsky and the Los Angeles Board of Police Commissioners on Tuesday evening – allowed participants to share complaints surrounding officers, including slow response times. Read more...

Photo: Dominic Choi, who is the interim chief of LAPD, is pictured alongside Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass. Katy Yaroslavsky and the LA Board of Police Commissioners held a webinar Tuesday to hear community input on characteristics they want the new chief to hold. (Courtesy of the Office of Mayor Bass)


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