Wednesday, April 8

Annual Black Extravaganza promotes community, cultural pride

One of the first decisions organizers made when planning the Black Extravaganza was to cater food from Fixins – a downtown Los Angeles soul food restaurant. Read more...

Photo: Students from the East African Student Association perform at the Black Extravaganza on Feb. 21 in the Covel Commons Grand Horizon Ballroom. The annual event, hosted by the Afrikan Diaspora Living Learning Community, featured performances from Black student organizations on campus. (Brianna Carlson/Daily Bruin staff)


Bernstein family finds strength, community after losing home in Palisades fire

The destruction of Eliana Bernstein’s Pacific Palisades home also threatened the loss of her Westwood apartment. Bernstein, a third-year political science student, said she moved into her apartment just a few days before the Jan. Read more...

Photo: Eliana Bernstein stands in the rubble of her home in Pacific Palisades. Bernstein, a third-year political science student, lost her home in the Palisades fire. (Courtesy of Eliana Bernstein)


UCLA Housing closes Hedrick Summit laundry room due to possible gas leak

This post was updated March 2 at 11:06 p.m. This is a developing story and will be updated as more information becomes available. UCLA Housing notified Hedrick Summit residents of a potential gas leak at 7:44 p.m. Read more...

Photo: Washing machines in the Hedrick Summit laundry room are pictured. UCLA Housing notified Hedrick Summit residents about a potential gas leak Sunday and closed the building’s laundry room indefinitely. (Shiv Patel/Daily Bruin senior staff)


UCLA professors strive to make course materials accessible, introduce AI textbooks

This post was updated March 2 at 11:23 p.m. A UCLA comparative literature course is expanding access to educational materials with a textbook generated using artificial intelligence. Read more...

Photo: Kaplan Hall, the site of many comparative literature courses, is pictured. A UCLA comparative literature course is expanding access to educational materials with a textbook generated using artificial intelligence. (Daily Bruin file photo)


Q&A: Epidemiology professor Nina Harawa talks HIV prevention, care in Black communities

This post was updated March 2 at 11:45 p.m. Nina Harawa, a professor of medicine and epidemiology at the Fielding School of Public Health and the David Geffen School of Medicine, sat down with Daily Bruin contributor Alyssa Wong to discuss HIV prevention and treatment in Black communities. Read more...

Photo: The David Geffen School of Medicine is pictured. Nina Harawa serves professor of medicine and epidemiology at the David Geffen School of Medicine and sat down with the Daily Bruin to discuss HIV prevention and care in Black communities. (Daily Bruin file photo)



USAC approves 2025 election calendar, candidate requirements

The Undergraduate Students Association Council approved the calendar and candidate requirements for its 2025 elections Tuesday. Voting for the council’s annual election will take place from 8 a.m. Read more...

Photo: People cheer as the results of the 2023 Undergraduate Students Association Council elections are announced. The council approved a calendar and candidate packet for its 2025 elections. (Daily Bruin file photo)