Wednesday, February 25

Diversity Peer Leader interns facilitate social justice dialogues

A UCLA internship program aims to address social justice issues on campus through student-led discussions and art workshops. The UCLA Intergroup Relations Program’s Diversity Peer Leader internship program recruits students to organize and facilitate events that address campus issues like diversity, toxic masculinity and gun violence. Read more...

Photo: UCLA Intergroup Relations Program’s Diversity Peer Leaders aims to inform students about campus issues like diversity, toxic masculinity and gun violence through art workshops and student-led discussions. (Paulina Lei/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Professor emerita of physiology, pediatrics, human genetics dies at 96

Faculty and family members remember Bernice Wenzel for her energy, intelligence and altruism. Wenzel, a professor emerita in the UCLA Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences and the Department of Physiology, died Jan. Read more...

Photo: Bernice Wenzel, a professor emerita in the UCLA Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences and the Department of Physiology, died Jan. 31 due to natural causes. She was 96.(Courtesy of UCLA Newsroom)


UCLA warns international students about increased stringency in visa laws

International students who are arrested could be removed from the country following the federal government’s new emphasis on screening immigrants. The Dashew Center for International Students and Scholars met with student leaders Feb. Read more...

Photo: New Homeland Security definitions of what constitutes a threat have made it easier for arrested international students to be denied entry to the U.S. or have their visas terminated, according to the Dashew Center for International Students and Scholars. (Daily Bruin file photo)


UCLA says it will not penalize applicants for participation in protests

UCLA has joined nearly 50 other colleges and universities across the country to reassure applicants that participating in political protests will not affect their admission prospects. Read more...

Photo: UCLA Undergraduate Admission said disciplinary actions for students who participate in peaceful protests or civil actions will not jeopardize their admission or scholarships status. (Daily Bruin file photo)



Bruin Dine program suspended after health code violation

Organizers have indefinitely postponed a program that would serve free leftover dining hall food to students in order to comply with food safety regulations. Bruin Dine, an initiative that aims to serve food-insecure students and reduce food waste on campus, suspended the program after holding its first event Feb. Read more...

Photo: Bruin Dine, an initiative that aims to serve food-insecure students and reduce food waste on campus, suspended the program after holding its first event Feb. 15. (Emma Skinner/Daily Bruin)


UCLA Extension employees make allegations of unethical hiring practices

UCLA Extension employees said they are concerned about what they think are questionable hiring practices for administrative officials, alleging the dean hired individuals he worked with at his previous employer without opening the positions to other candidates. Read more...

Photo: UCLA Extension employees alleged the Dean Wayne Smutz hired individuals he worked with at his previous employer without opening the positions to other candidates. The organization announced last month it is laying off nearly a quarter of its employees due to projected decreases in revenue. (MacKenzie Coffman/Daily Bruin)



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