Sunday, April 12



Student dies after falling from Westwood apartment building

A student died early Saturday morning after falling from an apartment building near the UCLA campus. A male student fell from an apartment building at the 400 block of Midvale Avenue at around 4:35 a.m., according to LAPD spokesperson Rosario Cervantes. Read more...

Photo: A student died early Saturday morning after falling from an apartment in Westwood. (Bernard Mendez/Daily Bruin senior staff)


USAC calls for creation of safe parking space for students to sleep in cars

The undergraduate student government is calling on UCLA to designate a safe parking space for students experiencing homelessness. The Undergraduate Students Association Council approved a resolution at its Oct. Read more...

Photo: An Undergraduate Students Association Council resolution called on UCLA to let students who experience housing insecurity sleep overnight at Parking Lot 7. (Daily Bruin file photo)


UCLA Voting Rights Project works to fight voter suppression in Texas, Pennsylvania

A UCLA voting rights organization helped oppose attempts to curb voter participation in Texas and Pennsylvania, according to a university press release. The UCLA Voting Rights Project, a project within the UCLA Latino Policy & Politics Initiative, assisted in two recent cases – Texas League of United Latin American Citizens v. Read more...

Photo: The UCLA Voting Rights Project helped oppose attempts to curb voter participation in Texas and Pennsylvania. (Ashley Kenney/Assistant Photo editor)


Daily Bruin wins Pinnacle Award for best four-year daily collegiate newspaper

The Daily Bruin was named the top daily four-year college newspaper by the College Media Association for the first time Friday. The Daily Bruin won first place for CMA’s Pinnacle Awards in the four-year daily newspaper of the year category and first place in the best audio slideshow category for the 2019-2020 year. Read more...

Photo: The Daily Bruin won first place in the four-year daily newspaper of the year category for the first time in the 2019-2020 Pinnacle Awards. The Bruin also won awards for best audio slideshow, best breaking news coverage and best sports investigative story, among other honors.(Kanishka Mehra/Photo editor)