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April 15, 2025 6:25 p.m.
The Palisades fire is pictured. A new report from the UCLA Latino Policy and Politics Institute found that January wildfires across Los Angeles put at least 35,000 jobs held by Latinos at risk of temporary or permanent displacement.
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A new report from the UCLA Latino Policy and Politics Institute found that January wildfires across Los Angeles put at least 35,000 jobs held by Latinos at risk of temporary or permanent displacement.
By Josephine Murphy
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April 10, 2025 11:01 p.m.‘Is it selfish for me to go?’: UCLA applicants worry over immigration crackdowns
UC applicants expressed concerns about attending college following recent immigration crackdowns by President Donald Trump’s administration.
Trump promised to target immigrants without permanent legal status through mass deportations in his second term, signing an executive order Jan.
By Lilly Leonhardt
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April 10, 2025 11:01 p.m.Speech Team receives multiple awards at local, national tournaments
The Speech Team @UCLA secured multiple competition wins in its first year in existence.
The team secured its first-ever national recognition March 22 at the 2025 National Online Forensics Championship, where Alisha Hassanali, a Daily Bruin News contributor, won first place for informative speaking.
By Amanda Velasco
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April 9, 2025 7:25 p.m.Students who had visas revoked were previously arrested, USAC meeting reveals
This post was updated April 10 at 10:35 p.m.
Minutes from a meeting between UCLA administrators and Undergraduate Students Association Council officers revealed that students whose visas were revoked had previously been arrested.
Nineteen students and alumni had their visas revoked as of Thursday, said USAC President Adam Tfayli.
The United States government revoked the visas of around 50 international students and alumni across the UC, according to a Tuesday statement from UC President Michael Drake.
By Alexandra Crosnoe and Sam Mulick
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April 9, 2025 12:01 a.m.UCLA alumni create AI business tool Kona through Anderson accelerator program
Whether it be to find a cooking recipe or help with schoolwork, most people use AI as a tool in their daily endeavors.
But for UCLA alumni Sid Pandiya and Yen Tan, the technology instead provided an opportunity to create a remote working tool.
By Donya Hassanshahi
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April 8, 2025 11:58 p.m.Richard Kahlenberg talks class-based affirmative action for colleges in new book
Lawyer and author Richard Kahlenberg argued in favor of a class-based approach to college admissions in a Wednesday book talk at UCLA.
The event, held at the UCLA School of Law, was hosted by UCLA’s chapters of Heterodox Academy and BridgeUSA, two nonprofit academic organizations that seek to bring more viewpoint diversity to colleges.
By Micah Hoffman
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April 7, 2025 8:42 p.m.Panelists highlight gender, class gaps in LA water conservation efforts
This post was updated April 8 11:36 p.m.
Panelists from the anthropology department called for a reframing of Los Angeles’ approach to water conservation in a talk hosted by the UCLA Graduate Student Water Resources Group in March.
By Maanasi Kademani
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