Students can now use their own reusable bottles at takeout restaurants on the Hill. UCLA Dining Services launched a program this quarter encouraging students to use their own bottles instead of disposable cups. Read more...
Photo: The program was initiated to help UCLA reach its goal of reaching zero waste by 2020. UCLA takeout restaurants use around 7,000 cups a day, most of which end up in landfills. (Liz Ketcham/Daily Bruin)
Neil Garg eats breakfast with his students before teaching a Fiat Lux freshman seminar on the Hill as a way to engage with students outside of the classroom. Read more...
Photo: The Faculty-in-Residence program allows 20 professors to reside on the Hill with their families and pets. It aims to foster both formal and informal interactions between residents and faculty through educational programming, classes, individual and small group advising and casual association. (Daily Bruin file photo)
Gov. Jerry Brown vetoed a bill Sept. 23 which would have mandated a minimum ratio of mental health counselors to students across all California state universities. Read more...
Photo: Although the senate bill received bipartisan support, Gov. Jerry Brown vetoed SB968. (Daily Bruin file photo)
Space can be interpreted as humbling in size, an immense entity or as an oppressive, limiting force, said UCLA professors in a new lecture series. Four UCLA professors, from disciplines ranging from nanoscience to architecture, attempted to answer the question, “What is Space?” Tuesday night at the first session of a new lecture series from the UCLA School of the Arts and Architecture. Read more...
Photo: Four UCLA faculty members from vastly different academic disciplines discussed the meaning of space at a panel Tuesday. (Photo courtesy of UCLA Arts)
This post was updated October 4 at 11:20 a.m. The UCLA Panhellenic Association president voiced her disapproval of a recent student government resolution condemning sexual assault that occurs in the Greek community. Read more...
Photo: Panhellenic Association president Emily Lewis sent an email disagreeing with aspects of a recent resolution from USAC condemning sexual assault. (Daily Bruin file photo)
The Undergraduate Students Association Council is the official student government representing the undergraduate student body at UCLA. Council meetings take place every Tuesday at 7 p.m. Read more...
Medical residents at UCLA said they received only a fraction of a $5,000 housing stipend that the David Geffen School of Medicine promised them. The David Geffen School of Medicine sent an email to residents and fellows in February announcing its first housing stipend, which was supposed to be $5,000 after taxes. Read more...
Photo: UCLA Health told UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine residents they would receive a $5,000 housing stipend after tax. When the residents and fellows received their stipends Aug. 31 as part of their September paycheck, they noticed it was hundreds of dollars short.(Liz Ketcham/Assistant Photo editor)
