This post was updated Jan. 16 at 2:02 p.m. A new basic needs center housed in the Strathmore Building will open in January, offering students workshops, food, places to rest and access to loans and grants. Read more...
Photo: The Strathmore Building is pictured. The new basic needs center will open January in Strathmore Building, offering workshops, help accessing food and other resources supporting Bruins’ basic needs. (Megan Cai/Assistant Photo editor)
UCLA community members are joining scholars across the country to help highlight Indigenous architectural knowledge throughout the American continent in an annual program. The Forgotten Canopy – a series of conferences under The Center for 17th- and 18th-Century Studies’ Core Program – held its first summit from Nov. Read more...
Photo: The UCLA Mildred E. Mathias Botanical Garden is pictured. The first workshop for The Forgotten Canopy was held here, and participants observed the garden’s local flora once used in ephemeral architecture. (Christine Kao/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Students expressed support for the demands of the ongoing academic workers’ strike, but voiced concerns about the prolonged cancellations of classes and absence of normal educational resources. Read more...
Photo: Academic workers on strike, pictured. Students expressed mixed feelings in response to thousands of academic employees striking across UCLA and the University of California. (Alice Yang/Daily Bruin)
UCLA community members expressed uncertainty about the balance of political power within Congress following the results of the 2022 midterm elections. Midterm results have aligned more closely than expected with the party of the current president despite the Biden administration facing low approval ratings and high inflation, according to CNBC. Read more...
Photo: Kamala Harris speaks at a Get Out the Vote rally. The 2022 midterm elections saw mixed results, with some gains for Republicans while Democrats also overperformed expectations. (Anika Chakrabarti/Photo editor)
This post was last updated Nov. 21 at 5:28 p.m. Students and faculty members at the UCLA School of Law are debating the extent to which federal immigration agencies should be platformed on campus. Read more...
Photo: (Isabella Lee/Illustrations director) Photo credit: Isabella Lee
An unexpected hobby picked up during COVID-19 quarantine can sometimes change your life. Simone Jensen, a fourth-year mathematics student at the University of St Andrews who studied abroad at UCLA during the 2021-2022 school year, brought her hobby to life by teaching herself how to code an augmented reality-based app. Read more...
Photo: Left to right: Emma Howes, Akshal Mittal and Simone Jensen, pictured. (Courtesy of Emma Howes)
Hundreds of students and UCLA community members celebrated the start of November with a Friendsgiving dinner, cooking competitions and other autumn activities at this month’s First Thursdays event. Read more...
Photo: UCLA and Westwood community members write on a poster at November’s First Thursdays event. First Thursdays aim to reconnect the university and local businesses after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. (Neha Krishnakumar/Daily Bruin)
