Tuesday, April 7

2025 USAC election ballot features 32 candidates

The 2025 Undergraduate Students Association Council election ballot will feature the fewest candidates since 2022. Thirty-two candidates will appear on the ballot, which will be open May 9 to May 16. Read more...

Photo: Kerckhoff Hall, which hosts the offices of the Undergraduate Students Association Council, is pictured. The 2025 USAC election ballot will feature 32 candidates. (Andrew Diaz/Daily Bruin)


UAW Local 4811 protests against federal funding cuts for research, education

This post was updated April 8 11:17 p.m. Hundreds of protesters halted traffic for over 10 minutes Tuesday at the intersection of Wilshire Boulevard and Veteran Avenue while rallying against the Trump administration’s cuts to health care and science funding. Read more...

Photo: The protesters are pictured marching in front of Gayley Center. The demonstration was a part of a national day of action in response to cuts to the National Institutes of Health and the Department of Education. (Andrew Diaz/Daily Bruin)


Federal judge sides with joint UCLA suit to block end to Venezuelans’ protections

This post was updated April 10 2:21 p.m. A federal judge temporarily blocked the Trump administration March 31 from ending temporary protected status for Venezuelan migrants, in response to a lawsuit co-filed by the UCLA Center for Immigration Law and Policy. Read more...

Photo: The UCLA School of Law is pictured. A federal judge temporarily blocked the Trump administration March 31 from ending temporary protected status for Venezuelan refugees, in response to a lawsuit co-filed by the UCLA Center for Immigration Law and Policy. (Daily Bruin file photo)


LA City Clerk announces results of North Westwood Neighborhood Council election

This post was updated April 8 11:21 p.m. The Los Angeles City Clerk released results Friday for the North Westwood Neighborhood Council’s biennial election. Fourteen UCLA students and faculty members ran for the 19 seats up for election. Read more...

Photo: The Weyburn Commons Viewpoint Room, where the North Westwood Neighborhood Council holds meetings, is pictured. Results for the council’s biennial election were released Friday. (Daily Bruin file photo)


Panelists highlight gender, class gaps in LA water conservation efforts

This post was updated April 8 11:36 p.m. Panelists from the anthropology department called for a reframing of Los Angeles’ approach to water conservation in a talk hosted by the UCLA Graduate Student Water Resources Group in March. Read more...

Photo: Professor Jessica Cattelino and doctoral candidate Kelsey Kim are pictured. In their presentation, the panelists discussed how current water conservation campaigns fail to address the roles gender, immigration and class play in shaping household water use. (Selin Filiz/Daily Bruin)


UCLA administrators address recent federal actions at virtual town hall

Members of the UCLA administration warned at a town hall meeting that the university’s funding could be threatened. Mary Osako, UCLA’s vice chancellor for strategic communications, moderated the Feb. Read more...

Photo: Murphy Hall, which hosts the offices of several members of the UCLA administration, is pictured. Administrators answered questions about the impacts of federal policy changes in a Feb. 27 virtual town hall. (Daily Bruin file photo)


Experts assess Gov. Newsom’s recent $920 million allotment to fight homelessness

California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced new measures to combat homelessness Feb. 24. Newsom said in a press release that the state will allocate $920 million in funding to local municipalities so they can clear out encampments and combat homelessness. Read more...

Photo: Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks at a United Nations conference. Newsom announced new measures to combat homelessness Feb. 24. (Courtesy of Office of the California Governor/Wikimedia Commons)