This post was updated Nov. 2 at 10:04 p.m. The Undergraduate Students Association Council cut the Facilities Commissioner’s disability committee and allocated over $11,000 to student groups at its meeting Oct. Read more...
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A Closer Look, Campus, News, Obituaries
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October 30, 11:46 pm
Former UCLA Labor Center director, workers’ rights advocate Kent Wong dies at 69
Kent Wong, the former director of the UCLA Labor Center and an advocate for workers’ rights, died Oct. 8. He was 69 years old. Wong was the director of the UCLA Labor Center from 1991 to 2023, during which he oversaw the 2021 development of its new MacArthur Park headquarters, said Toby Higbie, a professor of history and labor studies. Read more...
Photo: A photograph of Kent Wong, the former director of the UCLA Labor Center and an advocate for workers’ rights, is placed on a memorial altar. Wong died Oct. 8 at age 69. (Izzy Greig/Daily Bruin)
News, Westwood
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October 30, 11:43 pm
Historic Holmby Hall sold for $32,675,000 with new potential for local businesses
Westwood’s historic Holmby Hall sold for $32,675,000 in early October, marking one of the largest Westwood Village real estate sales in the past decade. The building, sold Oct. Read more...
Photo: The Holmby Hall clock tower is pictured. The building, which spans an entire city block between Weyburn Avenue and Le Conte Avenue, was sold in October. (Andrew Ramiro Diaz/Photo editor)
News, UC
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October 30, 11:43 pm
UC Investments offers $2.4 billion for stake in new Big Ten entity
UC Investments offered $2.4 billion for a 10% stake in a new entity that would manage the Big Ten’s league-wide media rights and sponsorship deals. The UC said it would use a pension fund to invest in Big Ten Enterprises, which would then direct funds to individual Big Ten schools’ athletic departments, according to ESPN. Read more...
Photo: A basketball court with the Big Ten logo is pictured. UC Investments offered $2.4 billion for a 10% stake in a new entity that would manage the Big Ten’s league-wide media rights and sponsorship deals. (Aidan Sun/Assistant Photo editor)
News, Westwood
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October 30, 12:12 am
Health Department temporarily shuts down Fat Sal’s in Westwood for vermin
This post was updated Oct. 30 at 11:17 p.m. Fat Sal’s in Westwood temporarily closed Wednesday because of health code violations. A notice posted on the storefront window said the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health had shut the location down, citing the presence of vermin. Read more...
Photo: Fat Sal’s in Westwood location is pictured. The location temporarily closed Wednesday due to health code violations. (Daily Bruin file photo)
California, Higher Education, News, Science & Health
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October 29, 10:15 pm
State surgeon general discusses adverse childhood experiences’ effect on pregnancy
This post was updated Oct. 30 at 11:34 p.m. California’s surgeon general said at an Oct. 20 UCLA event that addressing adverse childhood experiences – which can negatively impact maternal health – is a state priority. Read more...
Photo: Amander Clark sits with Dr. Ramos. Ramos, an obstetrician gynecologist and public health leader who earned her master’s degree in public health from UCLA, discussed how adverse childhood experiences – such as incarceration, parental abuse, neglect and divorce – affect maternal health outcomes. (Brianna Carlson/Daily Bruin staff)
Higher Education, National, News, Regents, UC
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October 28, 11:46 pm
UCLA faculty rally against Trump administration’s settlement demands
The UCLA Faculty Association called on UCLA to preserve academic freedom at a Monday rally following the release of the Trump administration’s settlement demands. Around 40 people attended the noon rally at the bottom of Janss Steps, where professors and doctors gave speeches condemning the Trump administration’s proposed settlement terms publicized Friday. Read more...
Photo: Robin D.G. Kelley, a distinguished professor in U.S. History, speaks at a Monday rally. Professors and doctors gave speeches condemning the Trump administration’s proposed settlement terms publicized Friday. (Andrew Ramiro Diaz/Photo editor)