Sunday, February 15

UCLA student wins Miss India Global USA, aims to inspire Indian American girls

This post was updated April 29 at 11:17 p.m. “What is something that you would want your parents to know that they have trouble understanding?” As Monica Pal, a third-year linguistics and computer science student, stood on stage to answer her winning question of the Miss India Global USA pageant, the room was silent. Read more...

Photo: Monica Pal holds a sash with the words “Miss India Global USA.” The third-year linguistics and computer science student was crowned Miss India Global USA, the victor of a pageant that honors Indian young women raised in America. (Courtesy of Bryan Dahl)


Palo Verde apartment residents express distress over elevator issues, shut-offs

Justyne Arreola was rushing to class from her Palo Verde apartment when the elevator she was in suddenly dropped – trapping her and another person inside as it fell three stories, then rose again. Read more...

Photo: University apartments are pictured. Residents of Palo Verde university apartments recently experienced elevator outages and gas and water shut-offs that have negatively affected them. (Daily Bruin file photo)


Former UCLA child care teacher convicted on 9 counts of child sexual abuse

Editor’s note: This article includes descriptions of child sexual abuse. A jury convicted a former UCLA Early Care and Education center teacher Friday of nine counts of child sexual abuse. Read more...

Photo: The Krieger Center, a part of the UCLA Early Care and Education program, is pictured. A former UCLA ECE teacher was convicted Friday by a jury on nine counts of child sexual abuse. (Myka Fromm/Daily Bruin senior staff)


LA City Attorney declines to file criminal charges on most arrests at encampment

This post was updated April 27 at 9:56 p.m. The Los Angeles City Attorney declined to file criminal charges on most arrests made in April and May 2024 during pro-Palestine protests.  LA City Attorney Hydee Feldstein Soto announced in a Friday press release that UCPD referred 245 arrests to her office relating to May campus protests, all of which were declined due to insufficient evidence. Read more...

Photo: Police officers begin dismantling the barrier of the Palestine solidarity encampment. The Los Angeles City Attorney declined to file charges against many of the arrests made in May during the encampment and other pro-Palestine protests. (Daily Bruin file photo)




Police presence increases ahead of 1-year anniversary of pro-Palestine encampment

This post was updated April 25 at 12:04 a.m. UCPD has deployed additional police officers as the one-year anniversary of the first Palestine solidarity encampment approaches. Read more...

Photo: A UCSF police truck sits at the flagpole outside Bruin Plaza as a UCPD car drives away. UCPD has requested mutual aid from statewide entities during a time of heightened law enforcement on campus. (Shiv Patel/Daily Bruin senior staff)



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