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Higher Education
Oct. 29, 2026 6:22 p.m.
The U.S. News & World Report National Universities 2027 rankings are pictured. College rankings can have affect where students go to college. (William Gauvin/Daily Bruin staff)
Students in all stages of education use college rankings to choose which institution to attend.
Multiple websites publish rankings of the over 3,700 degree-granting institutions in the United States.
By Rori Anderson
Crime
Oct. 29, 2026 4:56 p.m.UCPD responded to an assault with a deadly weapon near the Chabad House early Friday morning.
The department received a report of an altercation on the 700 block of Gayley Avenue at around 2 a.m.
By Julian Duaybis
California
Oct. 28, 2026 10:45 p.m.Will Proposition 38’s $8.4B bond help or harm research?
An $8.4 billion bond for immunology and immunotherapy research will appear on the November ballot.
Proposition 38, if passed, would allocate half of the bond proceeds to one UC-affiliated nonprofit research institute selected by the California Department of Public Health.
By Emilio Lois
California
Oct. 28, 2026 9:21 p.m.A new governor will lead California. What does that mean for the UC’s funding?
California’s next governor will inherit a public higher education system facing rising education costs, increased student living expenses and federal funding uncertainties.
With Gov. Gavin Newsom leaving office after eight years, the next governor will establish new budget priorities for California’s public colleges and universities.
By Riley Johnson
A Closer Look
Oct. 28, 2026 5:15 p.m.Meet the students canvassing for Nithya Raman
Noor Baber said helping her immigrant parents navigate the American voting process reinforced her belief in the power of political participation.
Now, as a student canvassing for Los Angeles mayoral candidate Nithya Raman, Baber is encouraging fellow UCLA students to get involved too, ahead of the Nov.
By Amanda Xi
A Closer Look
Oct. 27, 2026 10:30 p.m.Behind the science are stories. UCLA students launch LENS journal to tell them
UCLA students launched a new publication Monday that aims to raise awareness about environmental issues through storytelling.
Written, edited and peer-reviewed entirely by undergraduate students, LENS: The Journal of Environmental Narratives allows students to display their creative and scholarly environmental work at the Institute of the Environment and Sustainability.
By Darren Tran
Higher Education
Oct. 27, 2026 10:22 p.m.UCLA student groups call for more survivor resources, Title IX reforms across UC
The UC system’s primary confidential resource for survivors of sexual violence has an average of one professional advocate for every 12,000 students.
Campus Advocacy Resources & Education is the most trusted campus resource by survivors, according to a 2026 report by Survivors + Allies, a student-led organization that advocates for survivors of sexual violence.
By Sophia Pu
A Closer Look
Oct. 27, 2026 10:22 p.m.UCLA expands campus vending machines to offer 24/7 access to health essentials
UCLA announced this month that it will expand the number and operating hours of essential health vending machines on campus.
The Be Well Bruin Express – launched by UCLA Arthur Ashe Student Health and Wellness Center and UCLA’s Health Education and Resource Team in partnership with UCLA Vending Services – is stocked with a variety of health-related products and operates 24 hours a day outside the Ashe Center.
By Keira Perkin and Charlie Hamilton
California
Oct. 27, 2026 9:22 p.m.Californians will vote on expanding state budget reserves with Proposition 2
Californians will vote this November on whether to expand the state’s budget reserves.
Proposition 2, which will appear on the November ballot, was introduced by Democrat state legislators.
By Kyan Wang
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