Tuesday, March 31

UCLA First Thursdays amplifies student mental wellness resources, ends with vocal and comedic performances

UCLA First Thursdays event series continued May 5 with a focus on mental wellness and joy. UCLA Strategic Communications and the Westwood Village Improvement Association jointly host the monthly First Thursdays event, which began in March, with the mission of revitalizing the Westwood area and introducing Bruins to a true college town experience, said Mary Osako, vice chancellor of strategic communications. Read more...

Photo: First Thursdays continued May 5 with the Westwood Village farmers market and the nighttime Joy Fest (pictured). This evening event featured entertainment from UCLA Spring Sing groups and comedians from Netflix Is A Joke. (Eva Danesh/Daily Bruin)


Students gather at Meyerhoff Park, Bruin Bear in defense of Roe v. Wade

More than a hundred students and local organizers gathered on campus in demonstrations to protect abortion rights Thursday. On May 2, nationwide demonstrations took place after a leaked draft majority opinion indicated that the United States Supreme Court was planning to strike down the 1973 Roe v. Read more...

Photo: Students gathered at Meyerhoff Park to protest in support of abortion rights Thursday. (Chelsea Westman/Daily Bruin staff)


UCLA community remembers Barbara Morrison for mentorship, contributions to jazz

Barbara Morrison would always say you can’t live in fear, according to Emily Silva, Morrison’s former student. “You can (could) always go to her for those kinds of things because she always knew how to bring you back down to earth,” said Silva, a fourth-year global jazz studies student. Read more...

Photo: Adjunct associate professor and Grammy-nominated jazz singer Barbara Morrison is pictured. Morrison died March 16 at the age of 72. (Courtesy of George Gee Swing Orchestra)


The state of the UC

The University of California has ambitious goals to reshape the state of UC campuses. In the coming years, twice the number of students could be walking on campuses that get most of their energy from electricity rather than fossil fuels. Read more...

Photo: (Isabella Lee/Daily Bruin staff)


UCLA research report examines effects of LA’s homeless encampment sweep

Following a homeless encampment sweep, around 9% of those removed have since been housed, according to a UCLA research report. In March 2021, LAPD officers forcibly displaced nearly 200 people at Echo Park Lake, sparking protests in the area. Read more...

Photo: LAPD conducted a sweep of nearly 200 individuals experiencing homelessness at Echo Park (pictured) in Downtown Los Angeles in March 2021. According to a UCLA research report, around 9% of individuals removed have since been housed following this encampment sweep. (Creative Commons photo by Will Beback via Wikimedia Commons)


English department’s digital media lab expands access to technological resources

This post was updated May 18 at 11:46 a.m. The UCLA English department celebrated the launch of a new digital media lab offering new resources for students and faculty Friday. Read more...

Photo: Members of the English department discuss their new media lab, located in Kaplan Hall, Room 211. The department celebrated the launch of a digital media lab offering new technological resources for students and faculty Friday. (Shane Yu/Daily Bruin)