The UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television laid off almost a dozen employees and cut its budget in early February to address a $2 million budget deficit, according to a TFT statement. Read more...
Photo: Union members protested against employee layoffs in the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television. The department laid off 11 employees to combat a $2 million budget deficit. (Christine Kao/Daily Bruin)
Over a dozen scattered stalls set up for a night market celebrating Asian, Pacific Islander and Desi American cultures broke the usual Monday evening quiet of the Sunset Village Plaza. Read more...
Photo: Kevin Sun, a third-year Asian studies and human biology and society student, informs passersby of the Asian Pacific Coalition night market. Sun, who is also a fiscal coordinator for APC, directed attendees to several booths alongside APC intern Nafi Choudhury, a fourth-year economics student. (Martín Bilbao/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Every Tuesday night, 15 student government representatives congregate for council meetings. But for the last two weeks, one seat has remained empty. The Undergraduate Students Association Council is composed of undergraduate student representatives who receive a stipend for fulfilling their work as outlined in the council’s constitution. Read more...
Photo: Undergraduate Students Association Council External Vice President Johana Guerra Martinez chose to skip council meetings for two weeks due to the lack of compensation for her work.(Marilyn Chavez-Martinez/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Leonard Kleinrock, a computer science professor at UCLA, received the UCLA Medal for his contributions to the development of the internet, according to a university press release Monday. Read more...
Photo: Leonard Kleinrock, a computer science professor at UCLA, received the UCLA Medal, the university’s highest honor, for his contributions to the development of the internet. (Xuxin Zhang/Daily Bruin)
Many students may find it hard to imagine delaying their studies by two quarters for the chance to make their mark in the political world. For Arden Dressner Levy, the choice was an easy one. Read more...
Photo: Arden Dressner Levy has been involved in political organization since she was 8 years old. She took two quarters off school beginning in fall to work full-time in Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s presidential campaign in Iowa, and is returning next quarter to start her third year at UCLA as an international development studies student. (Courtesy of Arden Dressner Levy)
This post was updated Feb. 27 at 10:45 a.m. Campus Queries is a series in which Daily Bruin readers and staff present science-related questions for UCLA professors and experts to answer. Read more...
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The Herb Alpert Foundation added $50,000 to the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music’s annual scholarship fund to make the transfer process from Los Angeles City College easier, according to a university press release. Read more...
Photo: The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music annual scholarship fund will receive $50,000 from the Herb Alpert Foundation to make the transfer process from Los Angeles City College easier.(Daily Bruin file photo)
