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Members of UC community shares concerns about divestment, wages with the board

SAN FRANCISCO – The UC Board of Regents heard public comment from community members calling on the University to divest from companies associated with the Israeli military and to increase wages for nonrepresented UC employees. Read more...

Photo: Pro-Palestine protesters stand in front of the William J. Rutter Center, where the UC Board of Regents met Wednesday and Thursday. Speakers during the meeting’s public comment section criticized the UC’s investments in companies associated with the Israeli military. (Vivian Stein/Daily Bruin)


Ensuring insurance: Homeowners insurance coverage reassessed amid LA wildfires

This post was updated Jan. 31 at 12:02 a.m. Two United States representatives from California proposed a new bill Jan. 16 that would reassess home insurance coverage in areas with high wildfire risk. Read more...

Photo: The Palisades fire is pictured. A new bill proposed by two United States representatives from California seeks to reassess home insurance coverage in areas with high wildfire risk. (Aidan Sun/Assistant Photo editor)


University co-op hosts blood drive to unite locals in helping people in need

Water bottles, T-shirts and packets of salted nuts filled the registration table for the Westwood Community Blood Drive. The drive – hosted in collaboration with the American Red Cross – united Bruins and Westwood community members to donate blood Jan. Read more...

Photo: Luca Oggionni, a third-year political science student, gets his blood taken at an American Red Cross blood drive held at the University Cooperative Housing Association on Jan. 21. (Courtesy of Gunji Yosuke) Photo credit: (Courtesy of Gunji Yosuke)


USAC recap – Jan. 21

The Undergraduate Students Association Council allocated less than a third of requested funds from its Board of Directors Programming Fund during its meeting Jan. 21. USAC is the official student government representing the undergraduate student body at UCLA. Read more...


Professor next door: Faculty-in-residence Irene Chen pioneers viruses, community

This post was updated Jan. 28 at 10:58 p.m. When Dr. Irene Chen wraps up her day teaching courses and leading research, her work isn’t finished – she then heads back to the Hill, where she is an Olympic Hall faculty in residence. Read more...

Photo: Dr. Irene Chen, pictured, serves as a professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering and a faculty in residence for Olympic Hall. (Isabella Appell/Daily Bruin)


Society of Women Engineers at UCLA holds donation effort for LA wildfire victims

The Society of Women Engineers at UCLA hosted a donation drive for victims of the Los Angeles wildfires Thursday. Members of the club created donation kits at the event for children affected by fires across LA County, which have burned over 47,000 acres since Jan. Read more...

Photo: Some of the event attendees at the Society of Women Engineers at UCLA donation drive work with activities that represent scientific experiments. (Andrew Diaz/Daily Bruin)


Transact Mobile temporarily unavailable for online dining hall orders

This post was updated Jan. 28 at 11:02 p.m. UCLA Housing’s Transact Mobile app – which students on the Hill use to order meals – was unavailable Monday morning and came back online around 2:38 p.m. Read more...

Photo: A line outside the Epicuria at Ackerman dining hall is pictured. Students wanting to eat at the dining hall must order in person after UCLA’s mobile ordering app became unavailable Monday morning. (Nicolas Greamo/Daily Bruin senior staff)



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