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Jan. 12, 2025 7:38 p.m.
(Nicolas Greamo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
This post was updated Jan. 12 at 11:25 p.m.
The federal government is racing to fund recovery efforts as wildfires ravage Los Angeles.
Since Tuesday, fires in the region have burned over 40,000 acres of land and destroyed over 12,000 structures, leaving thousands without homes and in need of assistance.
By Alexandra Crosnoe and Amy Wong
National
Jan. 7, 2025 10:29 p.m.UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science was selected as the home for the new Center for Education of Microchip Designers.
The center was federally funded by the 2022 CHIPS and Science Act, which was enacted by the Biden-Harris administration.
By Yashila Suresh
A Closer Look
Dec. 4, 2024 11:57 p.m.UCLA faculty discuss outcome, potential consequences of presidential election
UCLA faculty expressed mixed reactions to the outcome of the 2024 presidential election and predictions for the incoming administration.
Republican nominee and former President Donald Trump defeated Democratic nominee and sitting Vice President Kamala Harris with 312 electoral votes to 226, winning close races in seven key battleground states and the popular vote.
By Celia Powers
A Closer Look
Nov. 29, 2024 7:10 p.m.UCLA study finds impact of culturally divisive conflict on American public schools
A recent UCLA study found that cultural and political conflict is costing American public schools more than just time.
American school districts have spent roughly $3.2 billion toward resolving tensions over how political issues are taught in educational spaces in the 2023-2024 school year, according to the study.
By Jackson Calegari and Mia Burzminski
Campus
Nov. 26, 2024 7:26 p.m.BruinsVote election watch party brings politically interested students together
As election results trickled in Nov. 5, UCLA students gathered to watch in Pauley Pavillion.
BruinsVote – a nonpartisan group led by the Undergraduate Students Association Council and Graduate Student Association – hosted the event, which featured food, drinks and large screens for attendees to watch election results.
By William Johnson
A Closer Look
Nov. 24, 2024 10:38 p.m.Westwood therapy team helps students take post-election stress down a few octaves
A mental health street team helped students handle Election Day stress outside Ackerman Union on Nov. 5.
Octave, a mental health service with a clinic based in Westwood, organized outreach teams outside UCLA voting centers at both Ackerman Union and the Hammer Museum on Election Day, providing resources such as breathing exercises and access to therapy to help students manage their political stress.
By Sawyer Kim
Campus
Nov. 24, 2024 7:15 p.m.Bruin Democrats host election watch party for students to share reactions
UCLA students expressed disappointment and optimism at a Bruin Democrats election watch party Nov 5.
The Bruin Democrats at UCLA hosted a watch party at Royce Hall for students to follow along and react together to the election results as they came in.
By Amy Wong
National
Nov. 13, 2024 8:17 p.m.Republican Party projected to have a majority in the US House of Representatives
Republicans have won a majority in the United States House of Representatives, the Associated Press projected.
The AP called the race in Arizona’s 6th Congressional District in favor of Rep.
By Paco Bacalski
National
Nov. 13, 2024 5:27 p.m.Trump chooses UCLA alumnus William McGinley as White House counsel
President-elect Donald Trump appointed William McGinley – a UCLA alumnus – as his White House counsel.
McGinley, who graduated from UCLA with a history degree in 1992, has also held the role of White House Cabinet secretary in Trump’s first administration and general counsel to the National Republican Senatorial Committee.
By Alexandra Crosnoe
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