Sunday, October 4

President Joe Biden ends his reelection campaign, endorses Kamala Harris

This post was updated July 23 at 9:00 a.m. President Joe Biden announced Sunday that he would not pursue a reelection bid, endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris for the Democratic presidential nomination.  The choice to remove himself from the ballot comes after more than 30 Democratic lawmakers publicly called upon Biden to drop out of the race. Read more...

Photo: President Joe Biden is pictured. Biden announced Sunday he will not be running for reelection, instead endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris. (Daily Bruin file photo)


UC Regents votes to pass Item J2 following months of revision and deferred voting

This post was updated July 21 at 8:25 p.m. The UC Board of Regents voted to approve Item J2, a policy that prohibits University departments from making political statements on their website homepages. Read more...

Photo: Several UCLA departmental websites are pictured. The UC Board of Regents voted to approve Item J2, a policy that prohibits University departments from making political statements on their website homepages, on July 17. (Photos by Mia Tavares/Daily Bruin senior staff. Photo illustration by Mia Tavares Daily Bruin senior staff)


UC Regents appoints UCLA graduate student Sonya Brooks as 2025-2026 student regent

This post was updated July 21 at 8:41 p.m. The UC Board of Regents appointed Sonya Brooks as its student regent for the 2025-2026 academic year during its July meeting.  Brooks, who will be the first Black woman to hold the role of student regent, is a graduate student at UCLA pursuing both a master’s degree in public health and a doctorate in education. Read more...

Photo: Sonya Brooks, the UC student regent for the 2025-2026 academic year, is pictured. Brooks was appointed to the role during the July meeting of the UC Board of Regents at UC San Francisco.(Courtesy of UCLA Bruin Life Photo Studio)


Prison Education Program offers joint classes for UCLA and incarcerated students

This post was updated July 21 at 8:38 p.m. The Prison Education Program is allowing UCLA students to learn with incarcerated students by visiting local prisons through a new class. Read more...

Photo: Pictured from left to right is Isabella Latcham-Radusky, Natalya Venegas, Professor William Gelbart, Marcy Mazin and Emil Dominguez. UCLA students attended weekly classes at the Federal Correctional Institution in Victorville as part of the Prison Education Program (Courtesy of Emil Dominguez).



Documents reveal how UCPD coordinated protest responses with other departments

This post was updated July 21 at 8:34 p.m. Documents obtained by the Daily Bruin showed how police contracts were used by UCPD for policing on campus. Read more...

Photo: Police officers stand among the remains of the Palestine solidarity encampment. The Daily Bruin acquired documents revealing contracts and communication between outside police agencies and UCPD. (Nicolas Greamo/Daily Bruin senior staff)


SRAs at UCLA Olympic Analytical Lab demand payment of allegedly withheld wages

This post was updated July 14 at 7:29 p.m. Staff research associates at the UCLA Olympic Analytical Lab demanded their wages be paid, weeks before the 2024 Paris Olympics. Read more...

Photo: Lab employees in the UCLA Olympic Analytical Lab are pictured. OAL staff research associates alleged that the university never paid them promised wages. (Courtesy of Elaine Osorio)