Sunday, April 12

Following repatriation efforts, Fowler Museum returns cultural relics to Ghana

This post was updated March 3 at 10:27 p.m. Members of the Asante Kingdom welcomed representatives of the Fowler Museum to Ghana to return several cultural items that were unethically collected over a century before. Read more...

Photo: Pictured is the Fowler Museum. The museum’s staff returned art to Ghana last month as part of repatriation efforts for stolen artifacts. (Daily Bruin file photo)


Proposition 1 to be voted on in upcoming primary elections, divides policy experts

This post was updated March 6 at 1:19 p.m. Policy experts remain largely skeptical of the merits of Proposition 1, which plans to reallocate and add state funding toward housing and treatment for unhoused people with mental illness. Read more...

Photo: Pictured is the California State Capitol. Voters will decide Tuesday whether to pass Proposition 1, a plan proposed by Gov. Gavin Newsom to reallocate and add state funding toward housing and treatment for unhoused people. (Creative Commons photo by Steven Pavlov)



Crimewatch: February 2024

Sources: UCPD. Graphic reporting by Sharla Steinman, City and Crime Editor. Interactive by Junwon Choi, Data Editor. UCPD recorded 657 unique entries in its February daily crime log. Read more...


Campus Queries: How is El Niño impacting California cities and ecosystems?

This post was updated March 3 at 10:47 p.m. Campus Queries is a series in which Daily Bruin readers and staff present science-related questions for UCLA professors and experts to answer. Read more...

Photo: A small wave breaks on a beach. Recent changes caused by the environmental phenomenon El Niño have led to increased frequency of storms and large waves, (Daily Bruin file photo)


‘We really, really love him’: Students petition to keep math professor at UCLA

Few North Campus students are ever seen in a math classroom. Even fewer enjoy taking math classes so much that they start attending them for fun. Read more...

Photo: The Math Sciences Building, which houses the Department of Mathematics, is pictured. Students are petitioning the department to renew the contract of Richard Wong, an assistant adjunct professor. (Mia Tavares/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Annual Black Extravaganza opens with keynote address, student performances

Students sang and danced at the Afrikan Diaspora Living Learning Community’s annual Black Extravaganza on Wednesday. The event, which took place in the Covel Commons Grand Horizon room, featured spoken word poetry, rap, singing and dancing, according to the event’s website. Read more...

Photo: Pictured are members of the Nigerian Students Association performing at the annual Black Extravaganza. The event, which was hosted by the Afrikan Diaspora Living Learning Community, featured poetry, rap, dance and singing. (Brianna Carlson/Daily Bruin)