Wednesday, July 1

2022 USAC election reaches conclusion, sees lowest voter turnout in over 10 years

This post was updated May 8 at 9:51 p.m. Voter turnout for the 2022 undergraduate student government election was 15.19%, the lowest in more than a decade. Read more...

Photo: Students gather at Meyerhoff Park to hear the results of the 2022 undergraduate student government election. The election had the lowest voter turnout in over a decade with only 15.19% of eligible voters participating. (David Rimer/Assistant Photo editor)


Study finds link between microaggressions, mental health in Asian American women

A recent UCLA study linked gendered racial microaggressions to an increased risk of suicidal ideation for Asian American women, especially those experiencing internalized racism. The study, published in April, surveyed 309 Asian American women on their experiences with gendered racial microaggressions, internalized racism and suicidal ideation. Read more...

Photo: (Victoria Li/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Undergraduate Students Association Council presidential candidate Angelina Quint has been disqualified for failure to comply with Undergraduate Students Association Elections Board sanctions. (David Rimer/Assistant Photo editor)

USA Elections Board disqualifies USAC presidential candidate Angelina Quint

Angelina Quint, an Undergraduate Students Association Council presidential candidate, was disqualified from the undergraduate election Thursday. Quint’s disqualification followed an Undergraduate Students Association Elections Board announcement Tuesday that she may face disqualification for continued noncompliance with board sanctions against her. Read more...

Photo: Undergraduate Students Association Council presidential candidate Angelina Quint has been disqualified for failure to comply with Undergraduate Students Association Elections Board sanctions. (David Rimer/Assistant Photo editor)

Undergraduate Students Association Council presidential candidate Angelina Quint has been disqualified for failure to comply with Undergraduate Students Association Elections Board sanctions. (David Rimer/Assistant Photo editor)

Arizona State University’s California Center increases collegiate options in LA

Arizona State University has been opening campuses outside of its home state of Arizona, including one in downtown Los Angeles in August 2021. The new ASU campus, named the ASU California Center, is located at the renovated site of the former headquarters of the defunct Herald Examiner, said ASU spokesperson Katie Paquet. Read more...

Photo: Los Angeles (pictured) is one of the cities that Arizona State University has extended its educational programs to. (Daily Bruin file photo)


UC community members share support for bill simplifying student aid application

University of California community members said a bill simplifying the federal student financial aid application and increasing funding for the California Middle Class Scholarship will expand financial aid eligibility and work toward providing a debt-free education. Read more...

Photo: A Free Application for Federal Student Aid application outside of Murphy Hall. Changes to the FAFSA application were introduced in 2020 and will start going into effect July 2023. (Kanishka Mehra/Daily Bruin senior staff)


USAC presidential candidate faces potential disqualification

This post was updated May 4 at 10:15 p.m. Angelina Quint could face disqualification for failure to comply with the Undergraduate Students Association Elections Board’s sanctions to remove false and damaging information toward candidate Carl King Jr. Read more...

Photo: The Undergraduate Students Association Council is housed in Kerckhoff Hall (pictured). The Undergraduate Students Association Elections Board found presidential candidate Angelina Quint failed to comply with previous sanctions to remove allegations of harassment against fellow candidate Carl King Jr. that the board determined were unfounded. (David Rimer/Assistant Photo editor)


UCLA hosts art installation at sculpture garden to promote reflection on pandemic

This post was updated May 4 at 10:22 p.m. UCLA hosted a temporary art installation by artist Refik Anadol at a ceremony to commemorate two years of resilience throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more...

Photo: Pictured is design media arts lecturer and artist Refik Anadol’s Machine Hallucinations: Nature at UCLA’s Moment of Reflection event April 19. The art installation remained on display from April 20 to 24 in the Franklin D. Murphy Sculpture Garden. (Jefferson Alade/Daily Bruin)