This post was updated May 16 at 6:49 p.m.
Each year, the fashion, media and health industries find new ways to prey on the insecurities of women by perpetuating fatphobia.

Uprooting systemic racism in health care starts with addressing the lack of diversity in the field.
Compared to a white woman, a Black woman has a 22% higher likelihood of dying from heart disease, a 71% higher likelihood of dying from cervical cancer and a 243% higher likelihood of dying from pregnancy or childbirth-related complications, according to NPR.

An event like the U.S. Capitol riots requires more than just criticism – it requires reflection and confronting some uncomfortable truths.
On Jan. 6, thousands of extremists flaunting Trump gear and Confederate flags stormed the U.S.

This post was updated Nov. 29 at 3:10 p.m.
Winter is coming – and the surge of COVID-19 cases is a stark sign of what’s to come.

Politicians may not respect the importance of Election Day, but UCLA must.
Earlier this year, the California legislature failed to approve Assemblymember Evan Low’s Assembly Bill 177, which would have established Election Day as a state holiday.

It is a privilege to be able to turn off the news and continue with normal life. The videos depicting instances of police brutality from this past week are disturbing, horrifying and ugly.

While the symptoms of this global pandemic have become viral, so have discrimination and prejudice against minority groups.
Since mid-March, the Asian Pacific Policy & Planning Council and its partners have received around 1,500 reports of anti-Asian harassment.

It’s normal for people to question what they hear.
But when people have to doubt organizations whose sole purpose is relaying the facts, there is bound to be turmoil.

Campus Queries is a series in which Daily Bruin readers and staff present science-related questions for UCLA professors and experts to answer.
Q: What are deepfakes?

Three students offered a taste of their environmentally friendly recipes ranging from risotto to tacos during a campus competition Tuesday.
The Semel Healthy Campus Initiative Center at UCLA hosted a sustainable recipe contest at the Northwest Campus Auditorium.