This post was updated Nov. 7 at 11:04 p.m. Librarians across the UC are set to begin contract negotiations Tuesday following increases in the cost of health care benefits. Read more...
Photo: Powell Library is pictured. UC librarians will begin contract negotiations Tuesday following a 193% per month rise in health care premiums. (Daily Bruin file photo)
Students and experts acknowledged both benefits of and ethical concerns with a new statewide mental health program. Under Gov. Gavin Newsom’s Community Assistance, Recovery and Empowerment Court program, people including family members and first responders will be able to petition those with severe mental health or substance use disorders into treatment, according to the California Health and Human Services Agency. Read more...
Photo: The United States Courthouse in Los Angeles is pictured. A new statewide program will allow people, including family members and first responders, to petition those with severe mental health and substance use disorders into civil courts, where a judge may compel them to follow a state-administered health plan. (Wikimedia Common Courtesy via Mike Jiroch)
The North Westwood Neighborhood Council, the official neighborhood council representing UCLA and Westwood Village to the Los Angeles City Council, met Nov. 1. NWWNC meetings are open to the public and are held on the first Wednesday of every month at UCLA’s Weyburn Terrace. Read more...
This post was updated Nov. 5 at 10:25 p.m. Charles E. Young, who served as UCLA chancellor from 1968 to 1997, died Oct. 22. He was 91 years old. Read more...
Photo: Pictured is Charles E Young, who served as UCLA’s chancellor from 1968 until 1997. Young oversaw significant expansion at the university, including through construction and expanded enrollment. (Daily Bruin file photo)
This post was updated Nov. 5 at 10:37 p.m. Former Cannaclub at UCLA President Hannah Cass said the comparison between the state of the club during the pandemic and hosting its first convention Thursday is stark. Read more...
Photo: Pictured is a talk at CannaclubCon, a convention hosted by a student club that aims to promote education and advocacy surrounding cannabis. The convention was hosted Nov. 2 in the Ackerman Grand Ballroom. (Julia Zhou/Assistant Photo editor)
This post was updated Nov. 5 at 10:32 p.m. The UCLA Mattel Children’s Hospital hosted its annual Halloween celebration Tuesday for pediatric cancer patients. To celebrate the holiday, hospital staff organized activities – including trick-or-treating, a magic show, a haunted house and more – for children in the hospital. Read more...
Photo: Renha, a patient at the UCLA Mattel Children’s Hospital, holds open a blue bag for a staff member to place gifts in. The hospital hosted its annual Halloween celebration Tuesday, which featured a trick-or-treating path and a guest visit from a Los Angeles Lakers basketball player. (Jeremy Chen/Daily Bruin senior staff)
This post was updated Nov. 5 at 10:17 p.m. BURBANK, Calif. – A judge granted the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s office a retrial on all hung counts remaining against former UCLA gynecologist James Heaps on Friday. Read more...
Photo: Former UCLA gynecologist James Heaps is pictured. Heaps, who was convicted in October 2022 on various counts of sexual misconduct and sentenced to 11 years in prison in April, will be retried for the remaining nine counts that were deadlocked. (Daily Bruin file photo)
