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Oct. 13, 2026 6:13 p.m.
Pritzker Hall is pictured. The UCLA psychology department created a new youth behavioral health minor in response to a shortage of trained mental health workers who can support young people and their families. (Crystal Tompkins/Daily Bruin senior staff)
This post was updated Oct. 13 at 10:19 p.m.
The UCLA psychology department will launch a new youth behavioral health minor this winter and will welcome a cohort of more than 100 students.
By Zachery Chagoya
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Oct. 12, 2026 9:53 p.m.Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a student-conceptualized bill into law Sept. 28 to raise awareness about lung cancer screenings across the state.
Senate Bill 1124, conceptualized by members of UCLA’s American Lung Cancer Screening Initiative chapter, requires tobacco retailers to display signs with information about lung cancer screening.
By Caitlin Brockenbrow
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Oct. 7, 2026 8:17 p.m.USAC Recap – Oct. 6
This post was updated Oct. 12 at 12:30 p.m.
The Undergraduate Students Association Council discussed an upcoming walkout against sexual violence and efforts to support students affected by UCLA’s planned childcare center closures at its Oct.
By Ammar Rashid, Josh Lane, and Nicholas Mouchawar
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Oct. 6, 2026 9:46 p.m.UCLA student group hosts vigil to mourn Palestinians killed in Israel-Hamas war
This post was updated Oct. 13 at 8:10 p.m.
About 50 demonstrators attended a vigil Tuesday to remember Palestinians killed by the Israeli military in the Israel-Hamas war.
Attendees sat on the Dickson Court South lawn at about 6 p.m.
By Keira Perkin
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Oct. 6, 2026 8:11 p.m.Students in dorms without AC find their rooms unbearable amid heat wave
This post was updated Oct. 7 at 12:08 a.m.
Some students living in non-air-conditioned dorms have resorted to sleeping in lounges and other students’ rooms to escape the heat.
By Alisha Hassanali
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Oct. 6, 2026 6:04 p.m.UCLA to enforce e-scooter registration, students share mixed feelings
This story was updated Oct. 11 at 2:30 p.m.
As UCLA prepares to enforce a new e-scooter registration rule starting Nov. 20, some students said they believe the policy will make campus safer – even if it means taking extra steps.
By Zachery Chagoya
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Oct. 5, 2026 5:24 a.m.Veronica Terriquez expands Latino civic engagement across UC through UCLA’s CSRC
The director of UCLA’s Chicano Studies Research Center is working to promote Latino civic engagement across the UC.
Veronica Terriquez was selected to lead the center – which supports research and advocacy for Chicano, Latino and indigenous communities – in 2021, after she worked as a UC Santa Cruz sociology professor.
By Victor Simoes
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Oct. 4, 2026 9:39 p.m.Childcare centers face projected $9.1 million cumulative deficit ahead of closure, UCLA documents say
This post was updated Oct. 5 at 10:34 a.m.
UCLA’s childcare centers are projected to incur a cumulative deficit of $9.1 million ahead of their June 2027 closure, according to financial statements reviewed by the Daily Bruin.
By Julian Duaybis
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