Students expressed concern over recent fluctuating spikes in the number of tickets handed out for improper electric scooter usage on campus. UCLA signed a contract in 2019 with Bird Rides Inc., a company that allows riders to rent electric scooters through a mobile app. Read more...
Photo: Two Bird electric scooters are pictured. UCPD has been ticketing electric scooter riders for violating safety rules and traffic laws. (Amelie Ionescu/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Among Bruin Walk’s flutter of flyers and shuffle of students, one individual has stood out: a giant, smiling carrot known informally to most as the Carrot Man. Read more...
Photo: A man in a carrot costume advertises the Carrot social media app. The Carrot Man has visited UCLA since April. (Myka Fromm/Daily Bruin)
A former UCLA medical student filed a lawsuit June 1 against the UC Board of Regents, UCLA Health, the University of Southern California and Los Angeles County alleging she was discriminated against on the grounds of race and disability. Read more...
Photo: UCLA Health (pictured) is involved in a lawsuit alleging a former UCLA medical student experienced discrimination based on race and gender. (Daily Bruin file photo)
Dr. Steven Dubinett, who has served as the interim dean of the David Geffen School of Medicine since 2021, was named as the school’s permanent dean Monday. Read more...
Photo: The Learning Resource Center at the David Geffen School of Medicine is pictured. The school named Dr. Steven Dubinett, its interim dean since 2021, as permanent dean Monday. (Daily Bruin file photo)
For some, this year’s annual WeHo Pride Parade marked important firsts. Alumnus Kevin Jang said he attended Pride with his boyfriend for the first time Sunday to celebrate embracing his sexuality as an adult. Read more...
Photo: LGBTQ+ community members hold up a sign during Sunday’s WeHo Pride Parade. Sunday marked the third and final day of the West Hollywood pride celebrations. (Nicolas Greamo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Students, faculty and staff expressed support for new gender-inclusive guidelines for blood donation but noted they may have limited efficacy. The United States Food and Drug Administration announced May 11 it will implement new guidance that will allow men who have sex with men to donate blood without a deferral period for the first time since 1985. Read more...
Photo: Recommendations from the United States Food and Drug Administration for blood donors are pictured, with those requiring a deferral period for men who have sex with men crossed out. The agency announced May 11 that it will be shifting to a risk-based, more gender-inclusive assessment of donor eligibility, which will allow some MSM to donate without a deferral. (Christine Kao/Daily Bruin staff)
The United States has nearly surpassed the national debt limit, sparking congressional debate on how to raise the limit to at least temporarily avoid default. The U.S. Read more...
Photo: The United States has accumulated over $31 trillion in debt, nearly surpassing the national limit while Congress debates on how to avoid a default. (Daily Bruin file photo)
