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May 17, 2026 11:22 p.m.
Prospective transfer students and their families explore Bruin Plaza. UCLA Transfer Bruin Day, held Saturday, allowed prospective students to learn more about campus resources and programs. (William Gauvin/Daily Bruin)
Rosalba Ruiz said she initially doubted her ability to succeed in higher education as a non-traditional student.
Ruiz, an incoming third-year psychology transfer student, said she navigated working full-time and being a single mother while attending Monterey Peninsula College.
By Sophia Pu
Campus
May 17, 2026 10:52 p.m.A UCLA committee urged the university to consider a new definition of antisemitism, enforce anti-discrimination policies and ask faculty not to participate in anti-Israel boycotts in a report released Thursday.
By Phoebe Huss
Campus
May 15, 2026 11:02 p.m.Bruins reject referendums with low turnout, vote in council in 2026 USAC election
This post was updated May 17 at 10:23 p.m.
Undergraduate students rejected $87 in referendum fees, approved changes to the Undergraduate Students Association Council constitution and chose new officers in the 2026 USAC election.
By Nicholas Mouchawar
Los Angeles
May 15, 2026 9:14 p.m.North Westwood Neighborhood Council recap – May 6
The North Westwood Neighborhood Council passed a community impact statement calling for improvements to the Westwood Boulevard Safety and Mobility project at its May meeting.
The council, which represents UCLA and Westwood Village, meets on the first Wednesday of every month at UCLA’s Weyburn Terrace.
By Charlotte Martling
News
May 15, 2026 7:34 p.m.Taiwanese bubble tea chain Milksha opens Westwood location
This post was updated May 16 at 12:02 p.m.
Milksha, a Taiwanese bubble tea chain, opened a new location in Westwood on May 7.
Milksha’s grand opening event, which began at 11 a.m., featured discounted prices, free merchandise and a DJ.
By Julian Duaybis and Lauren Nguyen
Campus
May 15, 2026 7:04 p.m.UCPD detains demonstrator in pro-Palestine protest for Nakba Day
This post was updated May 15 at 10:47 p.m.
UCPD detained one person at a Friday demonstration that recognized the 1948 mass displacement of Palestinians.
Students for Justice in Palestine at UCLA organized the protest for Nakba Day – which remembers the roughly 750,000 Palestinians who were displaced by Israel during the 1948 Arab-Israeli war.
By Nicholas Mouchawar and Charlie Hamilton
Campus
May 15, 2026 11:44 a.m.USA Judicial Board reinstates general representative candidate in USAC elections
The USA Judicial Board reinstated a disqualified general representative candidate in the Undergraduate Students Association Council elections Thursday evening.
Susie Turner, a second-year African American studies and public affairs student, was initially disqualified by the USA Elections Board for exceeding the elections board’s $200 personal-spending campaign expenditure limit by $8.20, according to the board’s notice of disqualification.
By Lucine Ekizian
News
May 14, 2026 9:56 p.m.Latinx Success Center connects students with professionals, faculty in new event series
A UCLA student who amassed more than 300,000 followers on social media by sharing his experience as a Latino and first-generation Bruin in medicine spoke at an on-campus event May 8.
By Sophia Pu
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