Monday, May 11

Celebrities rally for Bernie Sanders at UCLA ‘Rock the Campus’ event

Supporters of presidential candidate and Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., encouraged UCLA students to register to vote Monday evening at a “Rock the Campus” event that was part of a larger series of college campus tours. Read more...

Photo: Supporters of presidential candidate Bernie Sanders registered to vote in the upcoming elections and had the chance to meet with famous celebrities, such as Josh Hutcherson (Ken Shin/Daily Bruin)



Records reveal Pi Kappa Phi members made racist statements in 2013

This post was updated July 28, 2020 at 4:25 p.m. An undergraduate student government official released records Tuesday that revealed members of the Pi Kappa Phi fraternity in 2013 made racist and misogynistic statements during its chapter meetings. Read more...

Photo: A USAC official released records Tuesday that revealed members of the Pi Kappa Phi fraternity in 2013 made racist and misogynistic statements during their meetings. (Mackenzie Possee/Daily Bruin)


UC Regents recap — May 10

The University of California Board of Regents discussed various construction projects on UCLA and UC San Diego campuses as well as UC President Janet Napolitano’s student housing initiative at its meeting Tuesday. Read more...

Photo: The University of California Board of Regents discussed various construction projects and UC President Janet Napolitano’s student housing initiative. (Daily Bruin file photo)


Teaming up to beat heart disease

At the age of 15, Sameer Jafri accidentally became the poster child for sudden cardiac death awareness. Jafri said he was approached by a photographer with the Eric Paredes Save a Life Foundation while waiting in line to get a screening for heart abnormalities after baseball practice. Read more...


UCLA professor studies real-time effect of presidential campaign ads

Political science professor Lynn Vavreck said she enjoys the challenge that comes with studying political advertising and campaigns. “I really like taking my time, digging into a puzzle and trying to sort through the data to find patterns, so we can understand how people make political choices,” Vavreck said. Read more...

Photo: (SpotCheck)


Westwood’s Broxton Avenue parking garage to upgrade facilities

The post was updated on May 11 at 2:20 p.m.  A private management company will begin operating an existing city-managed parking garage on Broxton Avenue starting July 1. Read more...

Photo: The city of Los Angeles hired an external management company to manage the parking garage on Broxton Avenue. With the change in management, the parking garage will upgrade to accept card payments and build signs that show how many spaces are available. (Diana Celeste Luna/Daily Bruin)