Tuesday, April 21

Students express uncertainty, frustration with postgrad employment

Some graduating Bruins seeking employment are concerned about economic uncertainty and drastic changes in the labor market. Despite a year of interest rate hikes and numerous layoffs in certain job sectors, the unemployment rate in April was 3.4%, according to a Bureau of Labor Statistics report. Read more...

Photo: (Isabella Lee/Daily Bruin senior staff)


California, LA task forces to recommend reparations for Black residents

This post was updated June 12 at 2:15 a.m. Task forces representing California and Los Angeles will make recommendations to the California Legislature to compensate and formally apologize to residents who are descendants of slavery. Read more...

Photo: Pictured is the California State Capitol. (Wikimedia Commons photo by Thomas W. Toolanvia via Upload Wizard)



UCLA Global Siblings program brings Bruins together from across the world

For Jasmine Mundo, the most valuable lessons she learned at UCLA came not from the classroom but from meeting students around the world. The UCLA Global Siblings program, which is run by the UCLA Dashew Center for International Students and Scholars, aims to pair UCLA students from the United States with international Bruins to learn about each other’s cultures, according to the program’s website. Read more...

Photo: (Anna Richardson/Daily Bruin)


Community advocates discuss plans, hopes for Disability Cultural Center

Advocates for the UCLA disabled community are working to establish a Disability Cultural Center that will offer a space for disabled empowerment, provide academic and career resources for disabled students, and celebrate disabled culture and history. Read more...

Photo: The “death stairs” on the Hill are pictured. The newly created Disability Cultural Center may be located on the Hill, which many disabled students said is inaccessible, until it can find a permanent location. (Joseph Jimenez/Photo editor)


In a sea of pre-meds, seniors in other health fields steer their own courses

Chloe Alviz had tried out multiple pre-health clubs during the start of her time at UCLA, but she struggled to find the right fit. When searching for career resources, the fourth-year human biology and society student found the panels she attended through various pre-health clubs rarely represented her intended career as a genetic counselor, a job in which practitioners provide information about how genetic conditions may affect a patient and their family. Read more...

Photo: (Ashley Ko/Daily Bruin Staff)


‘It still feels surreal’: Farrukh siblings prepare to graduate together

Umiemah Farrukh’s upcoming graduation will fulfill a dream not only for her, but for her two siblings, who will graduate alongside her. The Farrukh siblings – Umiemah, Qasim and Humzah – grew up in Vancouver, Canada. Read more...

Photo: A photo of Umiemah, Qasim and Humzah Farrukh, three siblings who will all be graduating from UCLA in the same year. (Christine Kao/Daily Bruin staff)