This post was updated Oct. 17, 2025, at 8:55 a.m. When governing bodies vote to make their guiding documents more lenient, red flags are rightly raised. Read more...

Photo: Last week, USAC President Avinoam Baral proposed a bylaw amendment concerning conflict of interest in response to a case from spring, where the Judicial Board ruled that former USAC General Representatives Sunny Singh (above) and Lauren Rogers didn’t engage in conflict of interest after receiving free trips to Israel from pro-Israel organizations. (Austin Yu/Daily Bruin senior staff)

The only thing that didn’t go up in flames at the annual Beat ‘SC Bonfire and Rally was the pile of wood in the middle of Wilson Plaza. Read more...

Photo: A group of undergraduate and graduate students occupied the unlit bonfire at the Beat ‘SC Bonfire and Rally Thursday in protest of the UC Regents’ recent decision to increase tuition by up to five percent over each of the next five years. (Austin Yu/Daily Bruin senior staff)

Tuesday’s student council meeting was about as divisive and damaging as we all knew it would be. But some of the damage didn’t come from the expected places. Read more...

Photo: USAC councilmembers questioned the legitimacy of former USAC Internal Vice President Avinoam Baral’s rise to the presidency during Tuesday’s council meeting, where they passed the divestment resolution. (Joseph Chan/Daily Bruin)