Natalie Moore, the owner of Philly Jawnz – a food truck specializing in Philadelphia cheesesteaks and hoagies, said she needed to find a location to situate her food truck after moving from Philadelphia. Read more...
Photo: The Philly Jawnz trailer sits in a lot next to Le Conte Avenue and UCLA Health. Owner Natalie Moore said she choose to park her food truck on Le Conte Avenue because of Westwood’s sense of community. (Ruby Galbraith/Daily Bruin)
Less than a week after his last meeting as Undergraduate Students Association Council president, Adam Tfayli reflected on his year in office. Tfayli, a third-year human biology and society student from Lebanon, was the 2023-2024 USAC international student representative and served as the council’s president for the 2024-2025 academic year. Read more...
Photo: Adam Tfayli, 2024-2025 Undergraduate Students Association Council president, stands in front of Kerckhoff Hall with his new puppy. Tfayli reflected on his year in office and time at UCLA with Daily Bruin campus politics editor Natalia Mochernak. (Selin Filiz/Assistant Photo editor)
A task force is considering new ways to revamp UCLA’s general education program, including considering making cluster program participation mandatory for first-year students. The task force, which consists of professors across departments, was created to redesign current GE requirements and create a plan to implement the new changes. Read more...
Photo: A computer showing UCLA’s general education requirements is pictured. A task force made of professors is seeking to redesign current GE requirements, such as making the cluster program mandatory for first-year students. (Catherine Price/Daily Bruin)
Editors note: This article contains a mention of domestic abuse that some readers may find distubring. Alexis Bembry’s client was ready to give up before walking into the Stanley Mosk Courthouse. Read more...
Photo: JusticeCorps members are sworn at a courthouse. JusticeCorps Los Angeles, which students access through the UCLA Center for Community Engagement, has been impacted by budget cuts of around $400 million to AmeriCorps. (Courtesy of the Los Angeles Superior Court)
Matilda Weaver planned to move off-campus after her freshman year. The UCLA dining experience changed her mind. Weaver, a first-year biology student, is among the thousands of undergraduate students wrapping up their first year of eating UCLA dining options – from food trucks like BittieBitez Mini-Donuts to the more traditional Bruin Plate breakfasts. Read more...
Photo: (Sid Francis/Daily Bruin staff)
Two upcoming Westwood public transit projects have the potential to reduce traffic at UCLA. The D Line Subway Extension Project will extend the subway line nine miles along Wilshire Boulevard and will include a Westwood/UCLA station, which is set to open in 2027. Read more...
Photo: A sign is posted outside the construction site for the future Westwood/UCLA D Line station. The D Line expansion is one of two upcoming transit projects expected to reduce Westwood traffic throughout the next decade. (Anna Dai-Liu/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Picket lines dotted with workers in union T-shirts hoisting signs and chanting into megaphones have become a familiar sight across UC campuses this year. Members of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Local 3299 – which represents over 37,000 service, patient care and skilled craft workers – and the University Professional and Technical Employees-Communications Workers of America 9119 – which represents over 18,000 researchers and technical workers – struck four times throughout the 2024-2025 academic year. Read more...
Photo: The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Local 3299 and the University Professional and Technical Employees-Communications Workers of America 9119 picket. (Andrew Ramiro Diaz/Photo editor)
