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New report reveals struggles of Koreatown restaurant workers

This post was updated Oct. 31 at 11:18 p.m.  A report published Tuesday found that restaurant workers in Koreatown, Los Angeles, struggle with low wages, housing risks and weak labor policies. Read more...

Photo: Pictured is the UCLA Labor Center. A report by UCLA Labor Center and Koreatown Immigrant Workers Alliance in partnership with Cal Poly Pomona and San Diego State University found that restaurant workers in Koreatown, Los Angeles, struggle with low wages, housing risks and weak labor policies. (Daily Bruin file photo)


Metro hosts open house, presents Sepulveda Transit Corridor’s alternatives

This post was updated Oct. 26 at 11:00 p.m. Students could travel from the San Fernando Valley to campus in around 12 minutes, according to Los Angeles Metro’s Sepulveda Transit Corridor presentation Tuesday night. Read more...

Photo: Pictured is the Metro open house at the Westwood United Methodist Church Tuesday. The meeting discussed the Sepulveda Transit Corridor and other Metro projects. (Joseph Jimenez/Photo editor)




UCLA community discusses STEM ‘weeder courses’ and their difficulties

This post was updated Oct. 26 at 10:51 p.m. After four weeks in her introductory chemistry course with nothing but physics material, Ella Ghazinouri felt out of her depth. Read more...

Photo: A large lecture hall with students is pictured. Members of the community discussed benefits and drawbacks of some of the large introductory STEM classes, sometimes known as “weeder classes,” at UCLA. (Anya Yakimenko/Daily Bruin staff)


Republican Rep. Mike Johnson elected as speaker of the House

The United States House of Representatives elected Rep. Mike Johnson as the next speaker of the House on Wednesday. Johnson – a Republican from Louisiana  – received 220 out of the 429 cast votes, winning the support of every Republican in the House, except for one who was absent. Read more...

Photo: Rep. Mike Johnson is pictured. Johnson received every present Republican vote to be elected speaker of the House. (Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons)


Saba Waheed announced as new director of UCLA Labor Center

Saba Waheed will serve as the next director of the UCLA Labor Center, the university announced Monday. Waheed, who has served as the research director at the Labor Center for 11 years, was chosen after a nationwide search, said Tobias Higbie, the director of the Institute for Research on Labor and Employment, in the announcement. Read more...

Photo: The UCLA Labor Center is pictured. The university announced Monday that Saba Waheed will serve as the new director. (Daily Bruin file photo)