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California
Oct. 26, 2026 10:12 p.m.
A ballot drop box is pictured. UCLA students can cast their ballots at multiple locations for the Nov. 3 midterm elections, regardless of their current registration status. (Daily Bruin file photo)
UCLA students can cast their ballots at a variety of locations in the Nov. 3 midterm elections, regardless of their current registration status.
Students who are registered to vote in Los Angeles County can vote at polling stations around Westwood and on campus, including at Ackerman Union, De Neve Plaza and the Hammer Museum.
By Rune Long
California
Oct. 26, 2026 7:12 p.m.When California voters head to the polls this November, they will decide whether to impose a tax on California’s billionaires.
Proposition 40 seeks to impose a one-time, 5% tax on the total net worth of all billionaires living in California – up to 255 people – as of Jan.
By William Gauvin
A Closer Look
Oct. 26, 2026 12:18 a.m.UCLA Library’s Data Science Center closed amid consolidation effort
UCLA Library dissolved its data consultation center and stopped offering data analysis services in August.
The university consolidated the Data Science Center into UCLA Library’s research services unit as part of a broader effort to restructure the department, a UCLA Library spokesperson said in an emailed statement.
By Ella Thomson
Arts
Oct. 25, 2026 9:31 p.m.Bringing culture with it, the Bruin Theater reopens in Westwood
A historic Westwood theater returned to the spotlight Friday.
For UCLA students, the Bruin Theater’s reopening offered more than a chance to watch a movie. It marked the return of a historic movie palace that first opened in 1937.
By Presley Liu, Julia Kinion, and Sophia Pu
Campus
Oct. 25, 2026 1:22 p.m.UCPD investigates reported sexual assault on the Hill
UCPD is investigating a reported sexual assault that occurred Sunday on the Hill.
The incident occurred on the 300 block of De Neve Drive – where UCLA’s on-campus residence halls are located – around 1 a.m., according to a Sunday UCPD Clery Timely Warning.
By Alexis Muchnik
News
Oct. 24, 2026 6:33 p.m.North Westwood Neighborhood Council recap – Oct. 7
The North Westwood Neighborhood Council voted to support the construction of an affordable housing development on Strathmore Drive in its October meeting.
The council, which represents UCLA and Westwood Village, meets on the first Wednesday of every month at UCLA’s Weyburn Terrace.
By Julian Duaybis
Campus
Oct. 23, 2026 11:28 a.m.UCLA to limit data sharing with ‘countries of concern’ in line with DOJ, NIH policies
This post was updated Oct. 25 at 11:31 p.m.
UCLA will enforce a review process to limit the data that research faculty and staff share with certain foreign countries in line with guidance from the federal government, two vice chancellors announced Friday.
By Julian Duaybis
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