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June 8, 2025 8:37 p.m.
Broxton Plaza is pictured. The Westwood Village Improvement Association is finding new ways to engage students and community members. (Daily Bruin file photo. Photo illustration by Yuri Mansukhani/Daily Bruin staff)
The Westwood Village Improvement Association is finding new ways to engage students and community members.
Events held in Westwood throughout the academic year – such as the annual Westwood Village Block Party and monthly Bruin Flea – seek to encourage students to interact with Westwood businesses and other small vendors, said Megan Furey, the director of programs and partnerships for WVIA.
By Alexis Muchnik
Higher Education
June 8, 2025 8:33 p.m.Professors expressed concern for the future of UCLA’s teaching and research as the Trump administration continues to financially target universities across the country.
The Trump administration has revoked federal grants and contracts from six American universities due to their alleged failure to resolve antisemitism on campus and one university for allowing a transgender swimmer to compete for its women’s swim team, according to the Associated Press.
By Annika Anbiai-Fard
Feature Photos
June 8, 2025 7:54 p.m.Rocket Project at UCLA aims for new heights using innovation, collaboration
Rocket Project at UCLA spent hours across months building a fuel tank.
Project Ares, Rocket Project’s senior team, built a prototype tank with liquid oxidizer and fuel to test what pressures it could withstand, said Raj Sheth, a fourth-year chemistry student .
By Patrick Woodham
A Closer Look
June 8, 2025 7:35 p.m.Q&A: Dr. Andrew Charles talks migraine awareness, advances in treatments
Dr. Andrew Charles, the director of the UCLA Goldberg Migraine Program, sat down with Daily Bruin contributor Alyssa Wong to discuss migraine research, treatment and advocacy for National Migraine and Headache Awareness Month.
By Alyssa Wong
A Closer Look
June 8, 2025 7:31 p.m.UCLA students celebrate identity-based graduations despite growing DEI scrutiny
Family members rely on identity-specific graduation celebrations to honor their graduating Bruins’ accomplishments.
Identity-based graduation ceremonies – including the Latinx Celebration and the Samahang Pilipino Student Celebration – seek to honor seniors who share a particular identity, said Lindsey Sambilay, the Pilipinx Graduation Celebration admin coordinator.
By Alisha Hassanali
News
June 8, 2025 7:30 p.m.Le Conte Avenue food trucks provide diverse cuisines for Westwood diners
Natalie Moore, the owner of Philly Jawnz – a food truck specializing in Philadelphia cheesesteaks and hoagies, said she needed to find a location to situate her food truck after moving from Philadelphia.
By Nury Salazar-Ibanez
A Closer Look
June 8, 2025 7:27 p.m.USAC President Adam Tfayli reflects on year in office sharing successes, learning
Less than a week after his last meeting as Undergraduate Students Association Council president, Adam Tfayli reflected on his year in office.
Tfayli, a third-year human biology and society student from Lebanon, was the 2023-2024 USAC international student representative and served as the council’s president for the 2024-2025 academic year.
By Natalia Mochernak
Academics
June 8, 2025 7:25 p.m.General education task force seeks to revise program, make clusters mandatory
A task force is considering new ways to revamp UCLA’s general education program, including considering making cluster program participation mandatory for first-year students.
The task force, which consists of professors across departments, was created to redesign current GE requirements and create a plan to implement the new changes.
By Alexis Muchnik
A Closer Look
June 8, 2025 7:23 p.m.Federal budget cuts hurt JusticeCorps interns, low-income communities
Editors note: This article contains a mention of domestic abuse that some readers may find distubring.
Alexis Bembry’s client was ready to give up before walking into the Stanley Mosk Courthouse.
By Izzy Greig and Vivian Stein
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