Saturday, April 18

IFC bans alcohol over 15 percent ABV at in-house fraternity events

The Interfraternity Council voted Tuesday to ban all drinks over 15 percent alcohol by volume at in-house fraternity events. In a statement released by the council, the IFC Executive Board and Presidents’ Council also announced the passage of changes to their risk management policies during a regular council meeting. Read more...

Photo: Hard alcohol is now banned at UCLA Interfraternity Council-member fraternities such as Sigma Alpha Epsilon and Zeta Beta Tau. The ban goes into effect immediately. (Daily Bruin file photo)


Waugh to leave executive vice chancellor and provost post, return to faculty

UCLA’s executive vice chancellor and provost plans to step down and resume working as a faculty member. Scott Waugh said he plans to leave his position as vice chancellor in June and return to research full time, said Chancellor Gene Block in a statement Tuesday. Read more...

Photo: Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost Scott Waugh will step down at the end of the academic year. Waugh has held the vice chancellor position since 2008. (Courtesy of UCLA Newsroom)


Morton La Kretz donates additional $15 million to renovation of Botany Building

UCLA received a donation of $15 million to renovate the UCLA Botany Building. The gift, which was donated by UCLA alumnus Morton La Kretz, will go toward upgrading labs for teaching and research, building a new class lab and refurbishing the entrance and lobby to the building’s Charles E. Read more...

Photo: Morton La Kretz recently donated $15 million to further the renovation of the UCLA Botany Building. UCLA has decided to name the building after La Kretz. (Liz Ketcham/Assistant Photo editor)



Photo gallery focuses on candid communication as lens for understanding consent

This post was updated Oct. 1 at 3:03 p.m. Students curated a gallery of happy and communicative student couples to generate conversation about communication and consent. Read more...

Photo: The Bruin Consent Coalition’s “Love Shouldn’t Be Scary” gallery will open Monday in Kerckhoff Hall and be on display until the end of week two. It features photos and advice from communicative couples. (Courtesy of Atreyi Mitra)


Professor ‘Polly’ Nooter Roberts, activist and inspiration, dies at 58

Students and family remember Mary “Polly” Nooter Roberts as a passionate teacher whose commitment to her field inspired them to follow their own interests with the same drive. Read more...

Photo: Mary ‘Polly’ Roberts was a professor of world arts and cultures at UCLA. She is remembered for her ability to foster community and inclusiveness. (Courtesy of Christopher O’Leary)


UCLA professor uplifts LA communities, colleagues in Million Dollar Hoods Project

A UCLA associate history professor is using her research on immigration and incarceration in America to impact the lives of the people in her community who face these issues. Read more...

Photo: Kelly Lytle Hernandez is an associate history professor at UCLA. Her current research focuses on identifying how much money is spent on incarceration per California neighborhood. (Courtesy of Sebastian Hernandez)



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