When President Joe Biden announced a plan for student debt relief in August, Simona Grace said she finally felt like she had a chance to achieve her dream of attending graduate school. Read more...
Photo: (By Isabella Lee/Illustrations director)
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Crime, Los Angeles, News, Westwood
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February 6, 1:55 pm
UCPD searches for suspect involved in on-campus attempted robberies, kidnappings
UCPD is searching for a suspect involved in multiple on-campus attempted robberies and kidnappings Sunday afternoon. The first incident took place near Parking Structure 1 around 4:30 p.m. Read more...
News, Westwood
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February 5, 9:34 pm
February’s First Thursdays event stars space-themed activities and education
Bruins and Westwood community members gathered on Broxton Avenue on Thursday for the First Thursdays block party, crowding Westwood Village with bright lights, vendors and space-themed attractions for the first time this year. Read more...
Photo: A sign for February’s First Thursdays block party, Westwood Wonder, is pictured. First Thursdays are a monthly event hosted by UCLA and the Westwood Village Improvement Association to create connections between UCLA students and the Westwood community. (Brandon Morquecho/Daily Bruin)
California, National, News
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February 5, 9:17 pm
Gov. Gavin Newsom’s proposed budget may impact UC education quality
Following the announcement of Gov. Gavin Newsom’s proposed 2023-2024 budget in January, UCLA professors discussed its implications for the University of California. The governor of California releases their proposed budget for the next fiscal year in January with monetary allocations based on economic estimates and predictions, said Zev Yaroslavsky, director of the Luskin School of Public Affairs’ Los Angeles Initiative, in an emailed statement. Read more...
A Closer Look, International, Los Angeles, National, News
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February 5, 9:15 pm
UCLA alumnus’ friends, family urge release from wrongful detainment in Venezuela
For over 10 months, Henry Martinez has been waiting for his brother to come home. Eyvin Hernandez, a double alumnus and a Los Angeles County public defender, went missing in late March 2022 following a vacation in Colombia after he accompanied a friend to the Venezuelan border, according to the LA Times. Read more...
Photo: Eyvin Hernandez (pictured), a double alumnus and a Los Angeles public defender, went missing at the end of March. UCLA community members voiced support for Hernandez’s safe return to the United States, calling upon President Joe Biden to negotiate his release. (Courtesy of Henry Martinez)
Crime, News, Westwood
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February 3, 3:36 pm
Crimewatch: January 2023
UCPD recorded 710 unique entries in its January daily crime log. Sources: UCPD. Graphic reporting by Matthew Royer, city and crime editor. Interactive by Lindsey Parungo, Data editor. Read more...
A Closer Look, Campus, News
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February 3, 12:01 am
Three Bruin alumni bring Asian-inspired snacks to Ackerman
Throughout her early college years, Kelsey Kawana never really saw the snacks she grew up with lining the campus vending machines. That feeling led her and two other former students at the UCLA Anderson School of Management – Eric Luo and Anne Marie Bessacini – to form dachi, an Asian-inspired treat and beverage company, in 2022. Read more...
Photo: The Dachi vending machines in Ackerman Union. The machines recently had a grand opening and now offer a variety of snacks from different Asian nationalities. (Joseph Jimenez/Assistant Photo editor)