For some, June brings sweltering heat. For others, it’s a chance to breathe.
The oldest Pride parade in Southern California returned to Hollywood Boulevard on June 14.

Daniela Andrade is an ode to independent artistry on the “Oda Tour.”
The Honduran-Canadian singer-songwriter returned to Los Angeles after nearly a decade for a performance at the El Rey Theatre on Friday.

The streets of West Hollywood were bursting with bubbles and fluttering confetti.
The WeHo Pride Parade took place along Santa Monica Boulevard on June 7. UCLA and UCLA Health were represented along the parade route and among the attendees.

This post was updated July 5 at 9:39 p.m.
There is Pride even amid prejudice.
Christopher Street West held its 56th annual Los Angeles Pride Parade in Hollywood on June 14.

Concertgoers won’t have to cry this summer.
 
Shakira resumed the U.S. leg of her “Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran World Tour” on Saturday. The limited run of the Colombian singer-songwriter’s discography-spanning tour is being staged in smaller venues in comparison to the tour’s original record-breaking stadium shows.

This post was updated June 12 at 5:11 p.m.
Keke Palmer is taking on a new role in Westwood.
The Emmy Award winner announced Thursday morning that she will begin a five-year Artist in Residency program with UCLA’s School of Theater, Film and Television, titled “From Blocking to Broadcast.” The program will go into effect during the 2026-27 academic year and is in collaboration with KeyTV, which Palmer co-founded in 2021.

UCLA baseball (52-8, 28-2 Big Ten) failed to qualify for the Men’s College World Series as the NCAA tournament’s No. 1 overall seed for the third time in program history since 2015 after falling to Los Angeles Regional No.

There are stories to be told within the gaps between the bylines.
The Daily Bruin Photo section was one of the first places I let myself stick with something others thought I was bad at simply because I loved it.

The Situations is a five-member ensemble with pop boy band and indie rock influences that formed in October. Before starting The Situations, Chet Breister, Ryan Estes, James Harris, Matty Gottesman and Max Wright overlapped in several bands throughout their time at UCLA.

Through Our Lens is Daily Bruin Photo’s annual Graduation Issue gallery where photojournalists share one of their favorite photographs they’ve taken with The Bruin in the past school year.