Wednesday, April 8


Westwood Neighborhood Council recap – Sept. 14

The Westwood Neighborhood Council meets monthly to discuss issues pertaining to Westwood Village and the surrounding areas. Comments by public officials Brian Wendling, captain of the West Los Angeles Community Police Station, said Westwood Village saw an increase in robberies at the beginning of the year, but the numbers have since died down. Read more...


UC regents recap – Sept. 14

The governing board of the University of California met for the last day of its September meeting at UC San Diego on Thursday. The Board of Regents discussed the previous two days’ committee meetings and approved the actions committees voted on during Wednesday’s meeting. Read more...

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California passes ‘sanctuary state’ bill to protect undocumented residents

California legislators passed a bill early Saturday morning to protect the state’s undocumented residents from federal immigration authorities. California’s state Senate voted 27-11 to approve Senate Bill 54, unofficially known as the “sanctuary state” bill, which limits state and local authorities from working with federal agencies to enforce immigration law. Read more...

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UC Regents recap – Sept. 13

The governing board of the University of California met for the second day of its September meeting at UC San Diego on Wednesday. The Board of Regents discussed recent state audits of the UC, campus admissions verification procedures and the development of the UC’s next budget. Read more...

Photo: At the University of California Board of Regents’ bimonthly board meeting at UC San Diego on Wednesday, regents discussed campus admissions verification procedures and the UC’s upcoming budget, among other topics. (Daily Bruin file photo)


UCLA to offer free mental health screening services to new students

UCLA will now be offering free mental health screenings to all incoming freshmen and transfer students, Chancellor Gene Block announced Thursday. In a speech at the One Mind Initiative at Work summit, a conference on mental health and wellness, Block said that students who choose to participate in the screenings will be examined for various mental health conditions, including depression, anxiety and suicidal tendencies. Read more...

Photo: Chancellor Gene Block announced the UCLA Depression Grand Challenge, an initiative to change the perception and treatment of mental illness and provide free mental health screenings to incoming freshmen and transfer students. (Owen Emerson/Daily Bruin senior staff)