Democratic presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke committed to free tuition for the first two years of any college education, a shift from his former stance against free college tuition for all, during a Saturday visit to Los Angeles. Read more...
Photo: Beto O’Rourke, a Democratic presidential candidate from El Paso, Texas, spoke to hundreds of supporters at La Casa Del Mexicano cultural center in Boyle Heights. (Jintak Han/Daily Bruin senior staff)
An influx of light in the center of the Milky Way galaxy may lead to further insight into black holes, UCLA experts suggest. Scientists from the UCLA Galactic Center Group discovered May 13 that the supermassive black hole, Sagittarius A*, at the center of our galaxy had gotten unusually bright. Read more...
Photo: (Andrea Grigsby/Illustrations Director)
The president of the Graduate Students Association alleged Chancellor Gene Block violated the UCLA Student Fee Advisory Committee bylaws and charter in a report filed to an office of the University of California. Read more...
Photo: Zak Fisher, the Graduate Students Association president, held a press conference Thursday to address a report he filed against Chancellor Gene Block, alleging Block violated the Student Fee Advisory Committee bylaws and charter. (James Schaap/Daily Bruin)
A theater on Broxton Avenue may offer beer and wine when it reopens in November if its permit application is approved by the city. The North Westwood Neighborhood Council unanimously approved a resolution supporting the beer and wine permit application for Landmark’s Regent Theatre, which has been closed since June 14, on Wednesday. Read more...
Photo: Landmark’s Regent Theatre on Broxton Avenue will reopen in November with a new interior and auditorium seating. The renovated theater may offer beer and wine if its liquor license is approved by the city. (Daily Bruin file photo)
This post was updated Oct. 7 at 12:28 a.m. The Roebling Avenue block party was shut down by police again this year after partygoers set multiple fires, witnesses said. Read more...
Photo: Police and firefighters responded shortly after midnight to reports that partygoers at the Roebling Avenue block party had become unruly. Firefighters quickly extinguished a rubbish fire, and no injuries were reported, said an LAFD spokesperson. (Axel Lopez/Daily Bruin senior staff)
This post was updated Oct. 4 at 7:27 p.m. Two women are suing actor and former UCLA lecturer James Franco and his two associates for allegedly using their acting and filmmaking school to financially and sexually exploit women. Read more...
Photo: Former UCLA lecturer James Franco is being sued by two women who attended his acting and filmmaking school, Studio 4. The complaint accuses Franco and his associates of fraudulently convincing students to pay tuition, while giving the false hope of them acquiring job opportunities. (Creative Commons photo via Flickr)
A man allegedly wielding a knife prompted a police response at the intersection of Wilshire Boulevard and Veteran Avenue on Friday. Police received a call at 12:30 p.m. Read more...
Photo: Police responded to a call regarding a man allegedly with a knife at the intersection of Wilshire Boulevard and Veteran Avenue on Friday. He reportedly drew the knife after entering into a dispute with another man. (Niveda Tennety/Assistant Photo editor)
