This post was updated Sept. 6 at 9:14 p.m. UCLA will launch a new digital humanities major this fall, integrating the study of society with technology. Read more...
Photo: (Nicholas Mouchawar/Daily Bruin senior staff)
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Higher Education, News
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September 3, 1:40 pm
Daily Bruin joins amicus brief urging appeals court to protect student press freedom
This post was updated Sept. 3 at 8:08 p.m. The Daily Bruin joined 39 college newspapers on an amicus brief filed Wednesday calling on an appeals court to defend student press freedom. The brief – filed by the Student Press Law Center, a legal advocacy nonprofit – urges the United States 11th Circuit Court of Appeals to reverse a district court’s ruling that argues a university’s decision to operate student publications is government speech and therefore not subject to the First Amendment. Read more...
Photo: An amicus brief filed by the Student Press Law Center on Wednesday is printed out. The Daily Bruin joined 39 college newspapers on the amicus brief to call on an appeals court to defend student press freedom. (Joice Ngo/Assistant Photo editor)
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September 2, 8:48 pm
Family-owned Westwood business Sarah Leonard Fine Jewelers closes after nearly 80 years
This post was updated Sept. 6 at 9:22 p.m. Sarah Leonard Fine Jewelers, one of the oldest family-owned businesses in Westwood, closed Saturday. Sarah “Sunny” Friedman and Leonard “Lenny” Friedman opened the store, located at 1055 Westwood Blvd., in 1946 under the name Crescent Jewelers. Read more...
Photo: Sarah Leonard Fine Jewelers’ 75th anniversary celebration is pictured. The jeweler, which is one of Westwood Village’s oldest businesses, shuttered Saturday. (Daily Bruin file photo)
News, Obituaries
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September 2, 3:47 pm
Billy Gene Mills, the first Black graduate of the UCLA School of Law, dies at 96
Billy Gene Mills, the first Black graduate of the UCLA School of Law, died June 27. He was 96. Mills earned his undergraduate degree from UCLA in 1951 and graduated from the School of Law in 1954. Read more...
Photo: The Mills family is pictured. Billy Gene Mills died June 27 at 96. (Courtesy of Flossie Burnley)
California, Higher Education, News, UC
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September 2, 11:22 am
California Legislature approves bill to allow undocumented students to hold campus jobs
The California Legislature approved a bill Friday that would allow undocumented students to hold campus jobs at UCLA and other public universities across the state. The Opportunity for All Act – or Assembly Bill 713 – would bar the UC, California State University and California Community Colleges from denying students employment based solely on their ability to provide proof of federal work authorization. Read more...
Photo: A community member holds a sign in support of the Opportunity for All movement. The California Legislature approved a bill Friday that would allow undocumented students to hold campus jobs at public universities across the state. (Daily Bruin file photo)
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August 31, 7:18 pm
UC-backed $7.5 billion research bond moves closer to 2028 ballot
This post was updated Sept. 6 at 9:11 p.m. The California State Assembly passed a UC-backed multibillion-dollar bond measure Monday that, if approved by voters, would fund scientific research throughout the state. Senate Bill 895 – or the California Science and Health Research Bond Act – would create the California Foundation for Science and Health Research, which would award $7.5 billion in grants and loans to private and public research institutions, including the UC. Read more...
Photo: Lab equipment is pictured. The California State Assembly passed a UC-backed multibillion-dollar bond measure Monday that, if approved by voters, would fund scientific research throughout the state. (Selin Filiz/Daily Bruin senior staff)
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August 31, 4:59 pm
UCLA doctoral student sues UC Regents, alleges unfair suspension for pro-Palestine protest participation
This post was updated Aug. 31 at 7:14 p.m. A UCLA doctoral student filed a lawsuit against the UC Board of Regents on Tuesday, alleging that the university unfairly suspended him for participating in pro-Palestine protests. Read more...
Photo: Dylan Kupsh, a member of Graduate Students for Justice in Palestine at UCLA, (left) and another activist (right) stand outside the Los Angeles Metropolitan Courthouse in April 2025. Kupsh filed a lawsuit against the UC Board of Regents on Tuesday, alleging that the university unfairly suspended him for participating in pro-Palestine protests. (Maggie Konecky/Daily Bruin senior staff)