Sunday, January 25

UCPD arrests man near Kaufman Hall following anti-Muslim threats to Iranian student

UCPD arrested a man outside Kaufman Hall on Friday after he allegedly made threatening comments against Muslim people to an Iranian student. Ashley Sarooie, who asked to be referred to by her middle and last name, said she was walking on the grass outside the Student Activities Center when a man walked up to her and asked if she was Iranian. Read more...

Photo: The front entrance to the Student Activities Center is pictured. UCPD arrested a man outside Kaufman hall, across from the SAC, on Friday. (Andrew Ramiro Diaz/Photo editor)



Senate Bill 895 seeks to establish $23 billion research fund amid federal cuts

State senator Scott Wiener announced a bipartisan ballot measure intended to backfill research funding amid the Trump administration’s cuts in a press conference Friday. Senate Bill 895 – joint-authored by state senators Sasha Perez and Aisha Wahab – was first introduced to the state senate Thursday. Read more...

Photo: The California State Capitol is pictured. State senator Scott Wiener announced a bipartisan ballot measure intended to backfill research funding amid the Trump administration’s cuts in a press conference Friday. (Edward Ho/Daily Bruin)




UCLA groups join LA protests condemning ICE, Nicolás Maduro capture

UCLA student groups and labor unions joined thousands of protesters in downtown Los Angeles on Saturday to condemn violent acts by United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents and the U.S. Read more...

Photo: Units of United Auto Workers are pictured at a November rally. Members of UAW Local 4811 joined UCLA student groups condemning immigration enforcement violence and United States foreign intervention at a Saturday protest in downtown Los Angeles. (Leydi Cris Cobo Cordon/Daily Bruin senior staff)


UCLA economists predict deportations, elevated employment may impact US economy

UCLA economists predicted that investments in artificial intelligence may propel the United States’ GDP in the first quarter of 2026, while the labor market will weaken. Read more...

Photo: The UCLA Anderson School of Management is pictured. UCLA economists predicted that investments in artificial intelligence may propel the United States’ GDP in the first quarter of 2026, while the labor market will weaken. (Daily Bruin file photo)