Environmental journalist Sammy Roth emphasized the importance of accurate and engaging storytelling in the fight against climate change during a Friday event. Roth has spent more than a decade reporting on climate change, energy, policy and the intersection of the environment and pop culture. Read more...
Photo: Roth speaks to an audience about the importance of accurate and engaging storytelling in the fight against climate change. (Alexis Muchnik/Daily Bruin)
This post was updated Jan. 13 at 7:46 p.m. Sources: UCPD. Graphic reporting by Maggie Konecky, Assistant News Editor. Interactive by Ayushi Kadakia, Data Editor. UCPD recorded 573 unique entries in its Dec. Read more...
This post was updated Jan. 14 at 9:31 a.m. An official in UCLA’s office of equity, diversity and inclusion said UCLA fired him Monday over social media posts in which he expressed satisfaction about the murder of right-wing commentator Charlie Kirk. UCLA put Johnathan Perkins, the EDI office’s former director of race and equity, on investigatory leave in September after he posted comments in which he appeared to celebrate Kirk’s death on the social media platform Bluesky. Read more...
Photo: A GoFundMe started by Johnathan Perkins is pictured. Perkins – the UCLA EDI office’s former director of race and equity – said UCLA fired him Monday over social media posts in which he allegedly expressed satisfaction about the murder of right-wing commentator Charlie Kirk. (Andrew Ramiro Diaz/Photo editor)
This post was updated Jan. 13 at 9:45 p.m. UCPD is investigating a reported rape that allegedly occurred Sunday on Landfair Avenue. The incident took place at a fraternity located on the 600 block of Landfair Avenue, said Jeffrey Chobanian, the captain of UCPD’s operations bureau, in an emailed statement. Read more...
Photo: Landfair Avenue is pictured. UCPD is investigating a reported rape that allegedly occured Sunday on Landfair Avenue. (Daily Bruin file photo)
This post was updated Jan. 13 at 9:38 p.m. Unions representing about 40,000 academic and research employees across the UC announced Monday that they plan to hold an authorization vote Feb. Read more...
Photo: People picket in support of UAW Local 4811 in Bruin Plaza. Unions representing more than 40,000 academic and research employees across the UC announced Monday that they plan to hold an authorization vote for an unfair labor practice strike Feb. 5 to 13. (Daily Bruin file photo)
Chancellor Julio Frenk announced in an email Monday that he will give students the chance to attend one-on-one meetings with him. The new initiative – titled “UCLA Connects: Chancellor’s Office Hours” – allows students to meet Frenk each quarter through randomized selection. Read more...
Photo: Chancellor Julio Frenk is pictured. Frenk announced in an email Monday that he will give students the chance to attend one-on-one meetings with him. (Andrew Ramiro Diaz/Photo editor)
UCLA professors and researchers expressed concern about uncertainty around federal support for special education programs under the Trump administration. The U.S. Department of Education laid off 121 of 135 employees in the Office for Special Education and Rehabilitative Services during the federal government shutdown from Oct. Read more...
Photo: Moore Hall, where UCLA’s School of Education and Information Studies is primarily located, is pictured. UCLA professors and researchers expressed concern about uncertainty around federal support for special education programs under the Trump administration. (Vanessa Man/Daily Bruin)
