Saturday, March 28

UCLA-hosted conference spotlights Indigenous ecology, ephemeral architecture

UCLA community members are joining scholars across the country to help highlight Indigenous architectural knowledge throughout the American continent in an annual program. The Forgotten Canopy – a series of conferences under The Center for 17th- and 18th-Century Studies’ Core Program – held its first summit from Nov. Read more...

Photo: The UCLA Mildred E. Mathias Botanical Garden is pictured. The first workshop for The Forgotten Canopy was held here, and participants observed the garden’s local flora once used in ephemeral architecture. (Christine Kao/Daily Bruin senior staff)


UCLA community calls on UC to allow hiring of students without legal status

Students without legal status at UCLA are calling upon the University of California to hire and remove educational barriers for these individuals. Research led by the UCLA Center for Immigration Law and Policy and backed by 28 immigration law scholars found that the 1986 Immigration Reform and Control Act – which bars the hiring of individuals without legal status – does not apply to state institutions such as the UC. Read more...


Students express concerns over, support for academic workers’ strike

Students expressed support for the demands of the ongoing academic workers’ strike, but voiced concerns about the prolonged cancellations of classes and absence of normal educational resources. Read more...

Photo: Academic workers on strike, pictured. Students expressed mixed feelings in response to thousands of academic employees striking across UCLA and the University of California. (Alice Yang/Daily Bruin)


UCLA community members consider potential implications of 2022 midterm elections

UCLA community members expressed uncertainty about the balance of political power within Congress following the results of the 2022 midterm elections. Midterm results have aligned more closely than expected with the party of the current president despite the Biden administration facing low approval ratings and high inflation, according to CNBC. Read more...

Photo: Kamala Harris speaks at a Get Out the Vote rally. The 2022 midterm elections saw mixed results, with some gains for Republicans while Democrats also overperformed expectations. (Anika Chakrabarti/Photo editor)


Horvath ekes out win over Hertzberg in Board of Supervisors race

Lindsey Horvath will be the next member of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors representing the 3rd District. The Board of Supervisors is the five-member governing body for the LA County, and the 3rd District – currently represented by retiring supervisor Sheila Kuehl – includes UCLA and Westwood, according to the office’s website. Read more...

Photo: Westwood is pictured. Lindsey Horvath officially declared victory over Robert Herztberg in the election to represent the 3rd District of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors. (Daily Bruin file photo)


UCLA academic workers form picket lines across Charles E. Young Drive East

Dozens of UCLA academic workers blocked the passage of vehicles along Charles E. Young Drive East on Thursday morning on the fourth day of a union strike across the University of California system. Read more...

Photo: Hundreds of UCLA academic workers form rallies and picket lines in a strike for higher wages and improved working conditions by academic workers across the University of California system. (Alice Yang/Daily Bruin)


UCLA Health workers protest for improved working conditions, more equitable pay

This post was updated Nov. 17 at 8:02 p.m. Around 200 UCLA resident physicians and fellows gathered outside the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center on Wednesday to demand better working conditions and more equitable pay from UCLA Health. Read more...

Photo: UCLA resident physicians and fellows participated in a Unity Break outside Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center on Wednesday afternoon, demanding better working conditions and fair compensation. (Shengfeng Chien/Daily Bruin staff)