Thursday, October 1

UCLA students share their experience attending STEM-focused career fair

The UCLA Career Center hosted a STEM-focused job fair Thursday afternoon to connect students with nearly 30 potential employers. Hundreds of students attended the fair, which was hosted from 3 to 7 p.m. Read more...

Photo: Students mingle in front of booths at a STEM-focused career fair. The fair, hosted Thursday by the UCLA Career Center, featured nearly 30 employers. (Renee Rubanowitz/Daily Bruin)


U.S. Senate candidates share visions for California in first debate

Candidates made their case to Californians on Monday during the first debate for a United States Senate seat. The University of Southern California Dornsife Center for the Political Future co-hosted the debate with POLITICO and FOX 11 Los Angeles at the university’s Bovard Auditorium. Read more...

Photo: Pictured are U.S. Senate candidates Rep. Barbara Lee, Rep. Adam Schiff and Rep. Katie Porter. The Democratic congressional representatives were three of four candidates in the Senate debate Monday, alongside Republican Steve Garvey, who is not pictured. (Myka Fromm/Assistant Photo editor)



Students launch hunger strike, pressure UC Regents to hire undocumented students

This post was updated Jan. 23 at 11:50 p.m.  Over a dozen student activists from across the UC system launched a hunger strike Tuesday, hoping to pressure the UC Board of Regents to follow through on its promises to open on-campus employment opportunities for the University’s nearly 4,000 students without legal status.  The escalation is the latest development in the “Opportunity for All” campaign backed by progressive legal scholars and undocumented student organizers, which was launched in October 2022 at UCLA. Read more...

Photo: Undocumented students protest the UC Regents at UC San Francisco. The students, representing the “Opportunity for All” campaign, launched a hunger strike on Tuesday calling on the regents to allow students without legal status to apply for on-campus jobs. (Courtesy of Hayley Burgess)


Students report concerns with Bird scooters following app update

Students expressed concerns with Bird electric scooters and the difficulties parking them. The implementation of new parking zones in September by Bird has led to some challenges: While these zones aim to organize scooter parking, users are experiencing glitches with the app – particularly when trying to photograph and confirm their parking location. Read more...

Photo: A Bird scooter on the UCLA campus is pictured. Students expressed concerns about about Bird app glitches and difficulties with parking scooters. (Daily Bruin file photo)


LA Mayor Karen Bass focuses on homelessness, climate issues in 1st year

This post was updated Jan. 21 at 10:25 p.m. After just over one year in office, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass has centered her administration on mitigating the impacts of homelessness and climate issues. Read more...

Photo: Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass is pictured. Over the past first year of her term, Bass has centered her administration on homelessness and climate issues. (Daily Bruin file photo)


LA-based researchers work to address substance use in urban Native communities

This post was updated Jan. 21 at 10:28 p.m. Scientists at the Los Angeles-based RAND Corporation, in collaboration with researchers at UCLA, have created a program to address substance use in urban Native communities. Read more...

Photo: The UCLA Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior, which houses the Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, is pictured. Los Angeles-based researchers, including a UCLA psychiatrist, recently developed an intervention program to address substance use in urban Native American communities. (Daily Bruin file photo)