U.S. News & World Report’s 2024 public university rankings placed UCLA at the top spot for the seventh year in a row, tied with UC Berkeley. Read more...
Photo: Royce Hall is pictured. Five UC schools were ranked in the top 10 by U.S. News & World Report, with UCLA and UC Berkeley taking the top spot. (Daily Bruin file photo)
Broxton Nights, a new monthly event on Broxton Avenue, launched Sept. 9 with an evening market and roller skating. The pop-up, which will occur on the second Saturday of each month, will have a different theme, vendors and activities each time, according to a Westwood Village Improvement Association newsletter. Read more...
Photo: Pictured is Broxton Nights, a new monthly event on Broxton Avenue. September was roller disco-themed and community members enjoyed free roller skate rentals and skate lessons. (Courtesy of Sharla Steinman)
Undergraduate UCLA students can now apply for the Bruin U-Pass, which will provide fare-free access to all public transportation in Los Angeles, UCLA Transportation announced Monday. Read more...
Photo: A Santa Monica Big Blue Bus is pictured. Undergraduate students will now have access to the Big Blue Bus and other public transportation system with the Bruin-U Pass (Justin Jung/Daily Bruin senior staff)
This post was updated Sept. 27 at 10:59 p.m. A new class developed by labor studies and history Professor Tobias Higbie will focus on the labor history of Los Angeles. Read more...
Photo: A poster from the United Auto Workers academic strike is pictured. A new labor studies class will cover the history of labor movements in Los Angeles (Julia Zhou/Assistant Photo editor)
The Los Angeles City Council is looking into expanding and redistricting as well as reforming the Ethics Commission. The Ad Hoc Committee on City Governance Reform, created and chaired by Council President Paul Krekorian, heard ideas from the community on how to reform the council during an August meeting. Read more...
Photo: City Hall is pictured. The Los Angeles City Council has been looking into expanding the number of seats on the council. (Daily Bruin file photo)
The North Westwood Neighborhood Council is the official neighborhood council advocating for UCLA and Westwood to the Los Angeles City Council. Meetings are open to the public and are held on the first Wednesday of every month at UCLA’s Weyburn Terrace. Read more...
UCLA’s new creative writing minor will open applications this fall. The minor will require students to take two courses in a core genre – either short story or poetry – after completing two lower-division English courses, according to the 2023-2024 course catalog. Read more...
Photo: Pictured is Kaplan Hall. The new creative writing minor will begin taking applications from students this fall. (Daily Bruin file photo)
