Several ASUCLA locations implemented a $1 fee for single-use food containers in June to encourage the use of reusable food containers.
The fee applies to SAMBAZON, Greenhouse, Anderson Cafe, Cafe Synapse, LuValle Commons, the Court of Sciences Student Center and Northern Lights, an ASUCLA spokesperson said in an emailed statement.

This post was updated Aug. 23 at 6:08 p.m.
Urban Outfitters’ Westwood location shuttered Thursday after over 22 years on Westwood Boulevard.
The lifestyle retailer, which sold clothing, dorm decorations and music products at 1028 and 1038 Westwood Blvd., was among more than a dozen Westwood Village properties that UC Investments – the office of the UC Regents’ chief investment officer – bought in July for nearly $50 million, according to the Commercial Observer.

This post was updated Aug. 10 at 10:09 a.m.
Santa Monica buses will no longer serve stops along Gayley Avenue and Hilgard Avenue and will move to more central locations on campus starting Sunday.

President Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act will limit certain federal student loans, deterring some students from attending professional schools.
The bill will limit borrowing for professional schools – including law and medical degree programs – to $50,000 each year and $200,000 in total starting July 1, according to the UCLA Financial Aid & Scholarships website.

Alexis Alemán and Irvin Garcia did not expect to amass more than 350,000 followers when they started the Instagram account @foosinmedicine.
But now students have told Alemán, who will graduate this spring with a master’s in social science, and Garcia, who graduated from the David Geffen School of Medicine, that they pursued professional degrees because of the account.

This post was updated May 19 at 11:32 p.m.
Sina Sinbari, a student at the UCLA School of Law, died April 20. He was 24.
Sinbari, a volleyball player who played for the University of Charleston and Fairleigh Dickinson University during his undergraduate years, planned to pursue athletic management after graduation.

This post was updated May 18 at 7:14 p.m.
Rosalba Ruiz said she initially doubted her ability to succeed in higher education as a non-traditional student.

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.

The sole candidate for the Undergraduate Students Association Council Community Service commissioner pledged to be transparent and make service opportunities more accessible during a Wednesday debate. 
The USA Elections Board and the Daily Bruin co-hosted a series of debates between candidates in the upcoming USAC election.

Critical race theory scholar Kimberlé Crenshaw emphasized the importance of standing up to oppressive systems at a Thursday event promoting her memoir.
Crenshaw, a distinguished law professor at UCLA, shared anecdotes from her upcoming book “Backtalker” at the event.