Something about journalism gives off the illusion that the work we do is heroic.
Journalists are supposed to hold individuals in positions of power accountable for their actions and provide a platform to give a voice to the voiceless, the overlooked and the betrayed.

Dear Daily Bruin staff and members of the UCLA community,
I am a firm believer that journalists should be telling the news – not making it.

This post was updated May 23 at 4:19 p.m. 
Students and Westwood community members won an election to create a new neighborhood council in Westwood, according to a preliminary vote tally Wednesday.

A jury heard from witnesses who lived with a man accused of murdering a UCLA student during trial proceedings Wednesday.
Alberto Medina, a former Fresno State University student, was arrested in 2015 for allegedly murdering Andrea “Andy” DelVesco, who at the time was a UCLA student.

A trial began Tuesday for a case involving the murder of a UCLA student in 2015.
County prosecutors accused Alberto Medina, a former Fresno State University student, of the murder of Andrea “Andy” DelVesco, a UCLA student, in her Roebling Avenue apartment on Sept.

University police are searching for an individual who has been claiming to be a police officer.
Since Saturday, someone who has been impersonating a police officer called around 15 UCLA students and staff members to tell them they or a loved one have an outstanding arrest warrant, according to a UCPD alert.

University police are searching for an individual who allegedly burglarized a residence hall early Friday morning.
Three UCLA students were sleeping in their dorm at Delta Terrace when the individual entered the dorm between 2:17 a.m.

This article was updated April 29 at 5:44 p.m.
The Daily Bruin earned more than a dozen awards across several categories at a regional journalism competition Saturday.

Westwood officials approved a plan Thursday to transform a portion of Broxton Avenue into a pedestrian-friendly plaza for community events.
The Westwood Village Improvement Association Board of Directors approved a proposal to apply for the People St program, which allows the city to transform a road into a pedestrian space for community events.

Students and Westwood community members will be able to vote to create a new neighborhood council at two locations May 22.
The Los Angeles City Clerk released the locations of two polling places in Westwood on Monday for the subdivision process to create the North Westwood Neighborhood Council.