Wednesday, April 8

LA City Council rejects former LAFD chief Kristen Crowley’s appeal for restoration

This post was updated March 7 at 1:25 a.m. The Los Angeles City Council denied former Los Angeles Fire Department chief Kristen Crowley’s appeal to be reinstated after her Feb. Read more...

Photo: Los Angeles City Hall is pictured. LA City Council rejected former LAFD Fire Chief Kristen Crowley’s Tuesday bid to be reinstated following her removal by Mayor Karen Bass. (Daily Bruin file photo)


Transact Mobile online meal ordering sees shutdown for a 3rd consecutive day

Transact Mobile was unavailable for a third consecutive day Thursday. The app, used by students living in university on-campus housing to order meals, was unavailable after 9 a.m. Read more...

Photo: A line at Epicuria at Ackerman is pictured. Transact Mobile, the app used by students living in university housing to order meals, was unavailable for a second consecutive day Wednesday. (Nicolas Greamo/Daily Bruin senior staff)


On-Campus Housing Council town hall unveils changes to housing, dining

UCLA administrators announced plans for everyday residential programming, an expanded housing capacity and the addition of lobster rolls to campus menus at a Feb. 11 town hall. Read more...

Photo: De Neve Plaza, where some UCLA dorms are located, is pictured. UCLA administrators announced updates and plans related to student life and housing at a Feb. 11 town hall hosted by the On-Campus Housing Council. (Daily Bruin file photo)


UCLA School of Medicine hosts panel to highlight Black professionals in health

Speakers at a David Geffen School of Medicine panel shared their career accomplishments and collective experiences as Black professionals in medicine Feb. 19. The Legacy We Build: Celebrating Black Staff Excellence event – hosted by the DGSOM Office for Inclusive Excellence – recognized the contributions of Black professionals and aimed to foster a strong sense of community, according to the DGSOM website. Read more...

Photo: The David Geffen School of Medicine is pictured. Speakers at a School of Medicine panel shared their career accomplishments and collective experiences as Black professionals as panelists fielded questions from the audience. (Daily Bruin file photo)


In Plain Sight: UCLA Housing Mail Center student employees deliver precision, packages on the Hill

Student employees at UCLA’s Housing Mail Center sort and distribute everything Bruins receive, from musical instruments to couches to electric scooters. Arianna Benton, a third-year English student, said she has been a mailroom clerk since fall 2023. Read more...

Photo: Aaron Huang – a mailroom clerk, or “blue polo” – scans a package. Student mailroom clerks process over a thousand packages daily in UCLA’s Hill mailroom in Delta Terrace. (Andrew Diaz/Daily Bruin)


Trump outlines plans to punish students, campuses involved in ‘illegal’ protests

President Donald Trump said in a Truth Social post Tuesday that he will revoke federal funding from universities that allow “illegal” protests – and expel or arrest American students who participate. Read more...

Photo: Royce Hall is pictured. President Donald Trump said in a post to Truth Social that he would revoke federal funding from universities that allow “illegal” protests. (Daily Bruin file photo)