Students said they think UCLA Dining’s kosher food practices could be improved. Concerns from students include food safety practices, scarcity of options, and mixing kosher foods and foods following other religious dietary guidelines. Read more...
Photo: Covel Commons Residential Restaurant is the only UCLA Dining venue on the Hill to offer kosher meals. Students said they think kosher options could be improved and expanded. (Daily Bruin file photo)
A presidential medal of freedom honoree said Latinos should be recognized for their efforts to end segregation at a conference Saturday. Sylvia Mendez spoke at Hermanas Unidas de UCLA’s Health and Education Conference, a yearly community service project that invites Latina high school girls from Southern California to tour the UCLA campus and take part in workshops on mental health, women empowerment and academics. Read more...
Photo: Hermanas Unidas de UCLA, an organization that strives to improve the retention of Latina women in higher education, held their yearly Health and Education Conference on Saturday. (Courtesy of Hermanas Unidas de UCLA)
UCLA’s annual Relay For Life took place from noon Saturday to noon Sunday. Hosted by the American Cancer Society, the fundraising event aims to support those who have cancer and to remember those who have died from cancer. Read more...
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This post was updated May 9 at 5:32 p.m. Ahmad Elhaija first developed a plan for a new nonprofit organization when he was 15 years old. Read more...
Photo: Ahmad Elhaija, a second-year psychobiology student, won the Strauss Scholarship this past April for his organization, the International Collegiate Health Initiative.
This post was updated May 6 at 6:14 p.m. A UCLA professor emeritus pleaded no contest to two charges of sexual assault of children under 14 years old. Read more...
Experts on sexual violence said colleges should use alternative methods, such as restorative and transformative justice, to address sexual violence on campus. The Campus Assault Resource and Education program hosted an event Tuesday featuring a panel of speakers who discussed their experiences working with restorative and transformative justice for college students, followed by a Q&A session. Read more...
Photo: Grace Hong, Ramsey Champagne and Xhercis Méndez (left to right) discussed the topics of restorative and transformative justice and held a Q&A session at an event Tuesday. (Tanmay Shankar/Daily Bruin)
Former first lady Michelle Obama told students to reach for higher education at an event on campus Wednesday. Roughly 9,000 incoming college students packed Pauley Pavilion for the sixth annual College Signing Day, hosted by Obama’s Better Make Room and Reach Higher initiatives. Read more...
Photo: Former first lady Michelle Obama said she wore a Compton College shirt for College Signing Day at UCLA to show appreciation for community colleges and to remind people not to count out students from marginalized communities. (Kristie-Valerie Hoang/Daily Bruin senior staff)
