Saturday, April 11

UCLA moves to obstruct subpoena request in college admissions scandal development

This post was updated March 5 at 2:56 p.m. UCLA filed a request to a judge to reject a former soccer coach’s subpoena request Friday. Former UCLA men’s soccer coach Jorge Salcedo filed a subpoena request Jan. Read more...

Photo: UCLA requested a judge to block former men’s soccer coach Jorge Salcedo’s request for a subpoena. The request was made for Salcedo’s trial regarding his role in the larger 2019 college admissions scandal. (Daily Bruin file photo)



SWC hosts Health for Heritage Week with collaboration from campus clubs

When Mihika Sridhar ran for Student Wellness Commissioner last year, she wanted to encourage marginalized communities to engage with their health and wellness. Sridhar finally realized her idea with the inaugural Health for Heritage Week from Feb. Read more...

Photo: Students post notes on a poster board at the “Caught on Film: Food for the Feed” event hosted by Student Wellness Commission’s Total Wellness and Southeast Asian Campus Learning and Retention on Friday. (Anna Syed/Daily Bruin)


Ice Cube receives award at UCLA for contributions to entertainment, sports

Hundreds of people packed a conference room at UCLA on Friday to see Los Angeles icon Ice Cube receive an award for changing the game in entertainment and sports. Read more...

Photo: Ice Cube came to UCLA to receive the UCLA Anderson School of Management Game Changer Award for contributions to entertainment and sports. He talked about his work acting in movies and creating a league for three-person basketball. (Courtesy of Eva Rinaldi/Wikimedia Commons)



Looking into 3 UCLA clubs supporting Democratic presidential primary candidates

Of the 2020 Democratic presidential candidates in the primary election race, just three have official clubs at UCLA. From flyering on Bruin Walk to hosting debate watch parties, Bruins for Bernie, Bruins for Warren and Bruins for Pete Buttigieg, who dropped out March 1, have made efforts to drum up excitement on campus for their respective candidates. Read more...

Photo: Sen. Bernie Sanders from Vermont, Sen. Elizabeth Warren from Massachusetts and former Mayor of South Bend, Indiana, Pete Buttigieg are the only 2020 Democratic presidential candidates who have had official clubs at UCLA, which may demonstrate which candidates have been able to resonate with college students. (Keaton Larson/Daily Bruin)


UC’s termination of Elsevier contract has had limited negative impact

The expiration of the University of California’s contract with a major publisher of scientific and medical research may have had less impact than expected, UC librarians and researchers said. Read more...

Photo: The UC and science journal publisher Elsevier’s contract expired Jan. 1, 2019. Since then, UCLA researchers and librarians said the lack of access to Elsevier articles has had less of an impact than expected. (Daily Bruin file photo)



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