Wednesday, March 25

NWWNC member criticized for anti-strike social media posts

Andrew Lewis, a North Westwood Neighborhood Council general resident stakeholder, is facing backlash from pro-union organizations after a series of posts he made on X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter. Read more...

Photo: Pictured is the North Westwood Neighborhood Council, where Andrew Lewis serves as a general resident stakeholder. Lewis is currently facing backlash for an anti-union tweet he posted on X, formerly known as Twitter, on Friday. (Jack Stenzel/Daily Bruin staff)



Leonardo DiCaprio to fund scholarships, climate education at UCLA Lab School

This post was updated Aug. 6 at 9 p.m. UCLA Lab School alumnus and actor Leonardo DiCaprio will collaborate with the school to establish a scholarship and fund a climate education program for its students. Read more...

Photo: Students from the UCLA Lab School stand around large planter boxes they helped maintain. Donations from lab school alumnus Leonardo DiCaprio will support the formation of a climate education program at the school, which will encourage students to have hands-on interaction with nature. (Photo by Wendy Gerrish, Courtesy of Eli Lipmen)



Crimewatch: June and July 2023

Sources: UCPD. Graphic reporting by Sharla Steinman, City and Crime editor. Interactive by Junwon Choi, Data editor. UCPD recorded 1,167 unique entries in its June and July daily crime log. Read more...


UCLA student David Ramirez earns Point Foundation’s Flagship Scholar scholarship

This post was updated Aug. 6 at 9:04 p.m. A UCLA student earned a scholarship intended to empower LGBTQ+ leaders in higher education. Born in the San Fernando Valley to Mexican immigrant parents, fourth-year geography/environmental studies and labor studies student David Ramirez said he attended Pasadena City College before transferring to UCLA. Read more...

Photo: Pictured is David Ramirez, who has been awarded a Point Foundation flagship scholarship. (Christine Kao/Daily Bruin staff)


UCLA Chancellor Gene Block announces 2024 retirement

This post was updated Aug. 6 at 9:02 p.m. Chancellor Gene Block, who has been chancellor of UCLA since 2007, will retire at the end of the 2023-2024 academic year.  Block received a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Stanford University and also earned a master’s and doctorate degree in psychology from the University of Oregon. Read more...

Photo: Chancellor Gene Block is pictured. Block will retire at the end of the 2023-2024 academic year after serving as chancellor of UCLA since 2007. (Daily Bruin file photo)