This post was updated Oct. 4 at 9:19 p.m. Following a seven-month closure, Northern Lights opened to the public Monday. Upon reopening, Northern Lights – located between Rolfe Hall and Charles E. Read more...
Photo: Northern Lights, an ASUCLA campus restaurant, reopened Monday after a seven-month closure, now offering new menu options in paninis, poke bowls and aguas frescas. (Dylan Du/Daily Bruin senior staff)
The market at the UCLA Store in Ackerman Union is now accepting CalFresh as part of an effort to combat food insecurity on campus. Federally recognized as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, the CalFresh program is meant to supplement low-income individuals’ budgets to make sure they can purchase nutritious food, according to the California Department of Social Services. Read more...
Photo: An electronic benefits transfer card in front of the UCLA Store. As of mid-August, the market at the UCLA Store in Ackerman Union has begun accepting CalFresh electronic food benefits. (Photo illustration by Jason Zhu/Daily Bruin staff)
This post was updated Sept. 28 at 11:34 a.m. To pay for her medical expenses, Natalie Moncada could sometimes only afford to eat once a day for months living off of their $2700 monthly work stipend from UCLA. Read more...
Photo: Natalie Moncada sits at a fountain near Royce Hall. A lack of funds and low stipends present barriers for many graduate students pursuing higher education. (Joseph Jimenez/Assistant Photo editor)
The Autonomous University of Querétaro has opened Mexico’s first labor center with support from the UCLA Labor Center. The Centro Laboral UAQ, which opened in August, seeks to provide more resources to workers in Mexico by supporting working class mobilization, assisting in contract negotiation and helping workers understand how to unionize, according to UCLA Newsroom. Read more...
Photo: The Centro Laboral UAQ, Mexico’s first labor center, is pictured. It was opened in August by the Autonomous University of Querétaro in collaboration with the UCLA Labor Center.(Courtesy of Diseño e Imagen FPSE)
UCLA Housing announced in a Sept. 13 email students in double occupancy rooms could have extra furniture removed after widespread student backlash. The announcement came after a Sept. Read more...
Photo: De Neve Plaza housing complex is pictured. UCLA Housing announced Sept. 13 it would remove extra furniture in double occupancy rooms, following opposition from some students after they were notified there would be a third set of furniture in their rooms.(Daily Bruin file photo)
More than a hundred attendees gathered at a vigil in Bruin Plaza on Thursday evening, lighting candles that shone by a sign reading “Her name was Mahsa Amini” on the Bruin Bear statue. Read more...
Photo: A sign with Mahsa Amini’s photo and name is placed in front of the Bruin Bear statue with candles lit around it. The Iranian Student Group at UCLA organized a candlelight vigil to honor Amini, a 22-year-old woman who died after being detained by the Iranian morality police.(Ethan Manafi/Daily Bruin staff)
Thousands of Bruins gathered at Broxton Avenue on Sunday for the fifth annual UCLA Westwood Village Block Party. The party, held from 5 to 9 p.m., provided a space to celebrate the connection UCLA has with the local Westwood community, said Michael McCormack, assistant director of leadership and involvement for UCLA Residential Life. Read more...
Photo: A ferris wheel stands at the UCLA Westwood Village Block Party. Thousands of Bruins gathered at the party Sunday celebrating UCLA’s connection to the Westwood community. (Jeremy Chen/Assistant Photo editor)
