Tracking down student organizations on campus can be tough. With over 1,000 registered clubs on campus that recruit anywhere from Facebook to Bruinwalk, it’s easy to get lost. Read more...
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August 18, 3:48 pm
Need help navigating UCLA? Here’s a starter’s guide to key campus organizations.
UCLA is a buzzing hive of activity, offering more than 1,000 student clubs and organizations. For more than 9,000 admitted students entering UCLA this fall, understanding everything UCLA has to offer can be an overwhelming experience. Read more...
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August 17, 1:08 pm
Global rank names UCLA No. 2 public university in US, No. 11 university in world
UCLA was named the No. 2 public university in the United States and the No. 11 university in the world, according to a ranking released Thursday. Read more...
Photo: UCLA was named the No. 2 public university in the United States and the No. 11 university in the world, according to the 2019 Academic Ranking of World Universities. UCLA held the same position in the ranking as last year, both among public universities and among all universities (Daily Bruin file photo)
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August 12, 2:37 pm
Fallen tree blocks path near Powell Library, root cause of fall unknown
A tree fell near Powell Library on Monday, blocking a main path to North Campus. The tree, an Aleppo pine, was reported as fallen at 7:48 a.m., said Nurit Katz, executive officer of Facilities Management. Read more...
Photo: An Aleppo pine tree fell near Powell Library on Monday. The Facilities Management grounds team will be working on clearing the area Monday and Tuesday. (Tanmay Shankar/Assistant Photo editor)
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August 11, 11:28 pm
Director of the UCLA Center for Korean Studies retires, looks to further research
When John Duncan announced he was retiring as director of the UCLA Center for Korean Studies, former students from across the world flew back to Los Angeles to say goodbye. Read more...
Photo: John Duncan, a professor in the Asian languages and cultures department, retired in June. Duncan, who served in Korea during the Vietnam War, helped create the Center of Korean studies when he arrived to UCLA in 1989.(Courtesy of Peggy McInerny/UCLA)
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August 11, 11:26 pm
Possible delay in fall election as USAC election board chair fails to meet deadline
Undergraduate student officials addressed the election board’s failure to meet deadlines at a special meeting Wednesday. The Undergraduate Students Association Council held a meeting Aug. 7 with election board chair and fourth-year psychology student Kyana Shajari to discuss her failure to fill spots on the USAC election board and approve election codes by July 30, a deadline set by the council in May. Read more...
Photo: The Undergraduate Students Association Council held a special meeting with election board chair Kyana Shajari to address her lack of progress in making appointments to the board or officially editing the election code before July 30. (Liz Ketcham/Photo editor)
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August 11, 11:24 pm
Committee votes to end department tradition despite opposition from senior faculty
A UCLA graduate school executive committee passed a policy July 29 preventing graduate students from catering food at their thesis defenses. The psychology department’s executive committee voted to end the tradition of students bringing food to their thesis defenses after a Science Magazine article brought the stresses this tradition caused for students to light, said Anna Lau, head of the UCLA psychology department executive committee and a psychology professor. Read more...
Photo: The psychology department’s executive committee recently voted to officially ban the informal, yet, traditional practice of graduate students providing food for their thesis defense (Kanishka Mehra/Assistant Photo editor)