Wednesday, July 1

2026 USAC resolutions call for accountability, student support but see few updates

The Undergraduate Students Association Council passed 18 resolutions during the 2025-26 academic year, but its public resolution document only includes reports for three as of late May. Read more...

Photo: (Left to right: Zimo Li/Daily Bruin senior staff. Aidan Sun/Daily Bruin senior staff. Zimo Li/Daily Bruin senior staff. Design by Armaan Dhillon/Assistant Design director.)


Q&A: GSA president discusses support for graduate students, plans for 2026-27

Naomi Hammonds, the president of the Graduate Students Association, called for more support for graduate students following a year of research funding cuts, basic needs delays and housing changes in a conversation with campus politics editor Nicholas Mouchawar. Read more...

Photo: Naomi Hammonds, a graduate student in public health, stands on stage alongside UCLA administrators. Hammonds also served as the GSA president during the 2025-26 academic year. (Courtesy of David Esquivel)


Students, faculty frustrated with high parking costs, limited permit access

Second-year English student Scout Knight is one of many students who bring their car to campus during the school year. However, Knight said she has not been able to secure a parking permit for the past two years and pays parking fees out of pocket multiple days a week. Read more...

Photo: A car parks in two-hour parking on the street. Students and faculty have reported difficulty obtaining permits to park on campus. (William Gauvin/Daily Bruin staff)


Informal Cantonese classes preserve culture, promote connection

As campus wound down for the weekend this spring, one classroom buzzed with eager students, cultural connection and Cantonese conversation. Cheer Wu, a doctoral student in Chinese linguistics, began teaching an informal Cantonese course every Friday after meeting Cantonese speakers as a teaching assistant in the Chinese department. Read more...

Photo: Cheer Wu helps students through Cantonese exercises. Wu began teaching a weekly informal Cantonese class this quarter. (Yejee Kim/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Foos in Medicine inspires first-generation Latino students pursuing healthcare

Alexis Alemán and Irvin Garcia did not expect to amass more than 350,000 followers when they started the Instagram account @foosinmedicine. But now students have told Alemán, who will graduate this spring with a master’s in social science, and Garcia, who graduated from the David Geffen School of Medicine, that they pursued professional degrees because of the account. Read more...

Photo: (Britany Andres/Daily Bruin staff)


Undergraduate Writing Center receives $6 million donation from alumnus

The Undergraduate Writing Center received a $6 million donation from alumnus Kwame J. Granderson on May 19, allowing the center to continue its operations for years to come. Read more...

Photo: The Kwame J. Granderson Undergraduate Writing Center is pictured. The $6 million donation will allow the center to offer assistance in Spanish and expand hours to meet student demand. (Joice Ngo/Daily Bruin staff)


Members of Students for Justice in Palestine at UCLA protest outside Murphy Hall, where the offices of UCLA administrators are located. About 35 people marched on campus Friday to commemorate the 59th anniversary of the 1967 Naksa. (Andrew Ramiro Diaz/Photo editor)

SJP demands divestment, recognizes Palestinian displacement in demonstration

This post was updated June 6 at 8:40 p.m. About 35 people marched on campus Friday to demand UCLA divest from companies associated with the Israeli military, end on-campus policing and drop conduct cases against student protesters. Read more...

Photo: Members of Students for Justice in Palestine at UCLA protest outside Murphy Hall, where the offices of UCLA administrators are located. About 35 people marched on campus Friday to commemorate the 59th anniversary of the 1967 Naksa. (Andrew Ramiro Diaz/Photo editor)

Members of Students for Justice in Palestine at UCLA protest outside Murphy Hall, where the offices of UCLA administrators are located. About 35 people marched on campus Friday to commemorate the 59th anniversary of the 1967 Naksa. (Andrew Ramiro Diaz/Photo editor)