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Oct. 27, 2026 10:30 p.m.
Julia Awad, the LENS journal’s editor-in-chief and a fourth-year English student, holds a copy of LENS. She said the journal’s mission is to advocate for storytelling as a way to understand the present, past and future of the environment. (Charlie Hamilton/Daily Bruin senior staff)
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.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
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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Oct. 27, 2026 5:21 p.m.UCLA course explores connection between music and political discourse
Ahead of the 2026 midterm elections, a UCLA class is exploring how music artists are shaping civic engagement across the United States.
In “Music 19: Pro-Democracy Music: Patriotic or Protest?” students learn how artists such as Ludwig van Beethoven, Bob Dylan and Beyoncé have used music to express their patriotism and voice their opinions about the government.
By Alisha Hassanali
National
Oct. 27, 2026 1:08 p.m.UC asks judge to dismiss DOJ lawsuit alleging UCLA allowed antisemitism
This story was updated Oct. 27 at 10:04 p.m.
The UC Board of Regents asked a judge Monday to dismiss a Department of Justice lawsuit accusing UCLA of allowing discrimination against Israeli and Jewish employees.
The lawsuit, filed in February, alleged that UCLA allowed antisemitic protests on its campus following Palestinian political party and militant group Hamas’ attacks on Israel on Oct.
By Keira Perkin
California
Oct. 26, 2026 10:12 p.m.There’s more than one way to vote in the midterms. Here’s what to know
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.Here’s what students need to know about Proposition 40’s one-time billionaire tax
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
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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
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