This post was updated Sept. 28 at 11:34 a.m. To pay for her medical expenses, Natalie Moncada could sometimes only afford to eat once a day for months living off of their $2700 monthly work stipend from UCLA. Read more...
Photo: Natalie Moncada sits at a fountain near Royce Hall. A lack of funds and low stipends present barriers for many graduate students pursuing higher education. (Joseph Jimenez/Assistant Photo editor)
The Autonomous University of Querétaro has opened Mexico’s first labor center with support from the UCLA Labor Center. The Centro Laboral UAQ, which opened in August, seeks to provide more resources to workers in Mexico by supporting working class mobilization, assisting in contract negotiation and helping workers understand how to unionize, according to UCLA Newsroom. Read more...
Photo: The Centro Laboral UAQ, Mexico’s first labor center, is pictured. It was opened in August by the Autonomous University of Querétaro in collaboration with the UCLA Labor Center.(Courtesy of Diseño e Imagen FPSE)
UCLA Housing announced in a Sept. 13 email students in double occupancy rooms could have extra furniture removed after widespread student backlash. The announcement came after a Sept. Read more...
Photo: De Neve Plaza housing complex is pictured. UCLA Housing announced Sept. 13 it would remove extra furniture in double occupancy rooms, following opposition from some students after they were notified there would be a third set of furniture in their rooms.(Daily Bruin file photo)
More than a hundred attendees gathered at a vigil in Bruin Plaza on Thursday evening, lighting candles that shone by a sign reading “Her name was Mahsa Amini” on the Bruin Bear statue. Read more...
Photo: A sign with Mahsa Amini’s photo and name is placed in front of the Bruin Bear statue with candles lit around it. The Iranian Student Group at UCLA organized a candlelight vigil to honor Amini, a 22-year-old woman who died after being detained by the Iranian morality police.(Ethan Manafi/Daily Bruin staff)
Thousands of Bruins gathered at Broxton Avenue on Sunday for the fifth annual UCLA Westwood Village Block Party. The party, held from 5 to 9 p.m., provided a space to celebrate the connection UCLA has with the local Westwood community, said Michael McCormack, assistant director of leadership and involvement for UCLA Residential Life. Read more...
Photo: A ferris wheel stands at the UCLA Westwood Village Block Party. Thousands of Bruins gathered at the party Sunday celebrating UCLA’s connection to the Westwood community. (Jeremy Chen/Assistant Photo editor)
This post was updated Sept. 21 at 11:13 p.m. A recent study from the Williams Institute at the UCLA School of Law discovered that despite increased social visibility, sexual minority youth face poorer mental health outcomes in comparison to previous generations. Read more...
Photo: The UCLA School of Law (pictured) is home to the Williams Institute. The Institute recently conducted a cross-generational study on mental and physical health outcomes of sexual minority individuals. (Daily Bruin file photo)
Two candidates for District 3’s Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors representative have advanced to the Nov. 8 general election. Candidates Robert Hertzberg – the current California State Senate majority leader emeritus – and Lindsey Horvath – a member of the West Hollywood City Council – received the highest number of votes in the June 7 primary with 31.08% and 27.74% of votes, respectively, according to the LA County Registrar’s Office. Read more...
Photo: A paper mail-in ballot lays open on a table. Current California State Senate majority leader emeritus Robert Hertzberg and West Hollywood City Council member Lindsey Horvath will remain candidates for District 3’s Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors representative in the Nov. 8 general election. (Jason Zhu/Daily Bruin staff)
