UCLA’s new lead fire marshal is working to promote safety on campus ahead of the 2026-27 school year. Steve McNaughten has worked in fire service for more than 30 years, most recently as a designated campus fire marshal for UC San Francisco. Read more...
Photo: Steve McNaughten is pictured. McNaughten was appointed as lead campus fire marshal in June.(Courtesy of Rebecca Kendall)
The UC Student Association’s newly elected president is pushing to strengthen grassroots organizing and build closer ties between student organizations and University administrators. The UCSA – a student-led organization that represents UC student governments – advocates for more than 230,000 undergraduate students across the University in system and statewide issues. Read more...
Photo: The UC Student Association’s new president, Candice Phan, is pictured. Phan, who was elected Aug. 1, hopes to elevate student voices during her time in office. (Courtesy of Candice Phan)
The Undergraduate Students Association Council’s 2026-27 transfer student representative wants to help transfer students access academic support and get them more involved in campus organizations. Ashley Ma, a fourth-year labor studies student, spoke with campus politics editor Nicholas Mouchawar about her experience as a transfer student and her priorities for this academic year. Read more...
Photo: Transfer Student Representative Ashley Ma speaks at a debate. The fourth-year labor studies student wants to ensure transfer students receive better representation within organizations and curated academic support and resources in her term. (Andrew Ramiro Diaz/Photo editor)
Drivers of the blue-and-yellow vans carrying Bruins around UCLA and Westwood have something in common with many of their passengers: They are often students, too. The 20 to 25 student drivers are among a larger group of staffers who operate vans for BruinAccess and SafeRide, two UCLA Transportation services that provide curb-to-curb rides around campus and Westwood. Read more...
Photo: A UCLA SafeRide van is pictured. BruinAccess and SafeRide drivers complete upward of 500 trips per week. (Daily Bruin file photo)
The UC is considering introducing an alternative standardized test in addition to the SAT and ACT for first-year undergraduate admissions. The UC Academic Senate will decide whether or not to recommend reinstating the SAT and ACT for undergraduate admissions by June 2027. Read more...
Photo: A photo illustration of the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium and SAT test prep books is pictured. The UC is considering using the SBAC test, in addition to the SAT and ACT, for first-year undergraduate admissions. (Photo by Crystal Tompkins/Daily Bruin senior staff. Photo illustration by Haley Park/Illustration & Cartoons director)
Nineteen UCLA students spent the summer providing free medical care and medication supplies to residents in Quito, Ecuador, as part of a global health service trip. Read more...
Photo: (Xanni Larsen/Daily Bruin)
This post was updated Sept. 15 at 7:07 p.m. Dozens of physicians protested on campus at noon Tuesday to denounce the termination of a Medi-Cal contract that allowed low-income patients to access UCLA Health services. Read more...
Photo: Physicians participate in a protest to denounce the termination of a contract between UCLA and Health Care LA. Nine thousand patients lost access to UCLA Health providers after it failed to renew its contract with Health Care LA, a non-profit group of doctors, on June 30, according to the LA Times. (Chenrui Zhang/Daily Bruin staff)
