Bruins gathered on Wilson Plaza on Thursday for music, soft serve ice cream and lawn games during the November edition of First Thursdays. The event series, which is hosted by UCLA, launched in March 2022 with the goal of bringing the community together. Read more...
Photo: Pictured is First Thursdays in Wilson Plaza. This month’s theme was “Bruin Beats,” and the event was designed to give students a space to relax after midterms. (Courtesy of David Esquivel/UCLA)
This post was updated Nov. 7 at 11:12 p.m. Around 200 people gathered in Wilson Plaza on Tuesday to call for the release of Israeli hostages taken by Hamas exactly one month ago. Read more...
Photo: People gathering in Wilson Plaza to show support for Israel are pictured. The rally, which was co-hosted by UCLA organizations and the Consulate General of Israel in Los Angeles, featured singing, prayers and speeches. (Joseph Jimenez/Photo editor)
This post was updated Nov. 7 at 11:23 p.m. The Undocumented Student Program hosted an open house Friday in collaboration with the Center for Community College Partnerships. Read more...
Photo: Students at the undocumented student open house are pictured. The event, which was hosted in the De Neve Plaza Rooms, aimed to connect prospective college students without legal status to resources and information. (Courtesy of the UCLA Undocumented Student Program)
This post was updated Nov. 7 at 11:29 p.m. Students living on the Hill are complaining of long wait times – sometimes up to 90 minutes – at UCLA’s takeout restaurants. Read more...
Photo: Pictured is Rendezvous, a takeout residential restaurant on the Hill. Rendezvous is one of a number of takeout restaurants that transitioned to mobile ordering ahead of this academic year. (Daily Bruin file photo)
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...
