This post was updated Nov. 9 at 12:28 p.m. Student panelists said at a Monday event they think international students at UCLA need more support from the university because they feel stressed and anxious while transitioning to studying in the U.S. Read more...
Photo: Student panelists at an event Monday said international students are struggling with stress and anxiety due to the lack of scholarship and tutoring opportunities on campus. (Grace Zhu/Daily Bruin)
When Joyce Shang decided to become a vegan, she was surprised to learn that her greatest challenge was not finding food to eat, but rather people to eat with. Read more...
Photo: Joyce Shang, a third-year business economics student, founded Veg Bruins last spring to connect vegan students on campus after she noticed UCLA didn’t have a club that was dedicated to supporting vegan students. (Kristie-Valerie Hoang/Assistant Photo editor)
The UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Sciences opened a new resource center for its transfer students Friday. The Engineering Transfer Center, located in Boelter Hall 6288, held a grand opening for students to see the new space and meet the center’s staff. Read more...
Photo: Engineering students will have access to a centralized location for resources at the new transfer center, located in Boelter Hall 6288. (Laura Uzes/Daily Bruin)
Students in a grassroots political organization spent three hours calling voters in Virginia to support a local Democratic candidate at a phone banking event Friday. About 12 students in Bruins Elect met in a Westwood apartment to call residents in the Virginia House of Delegates’ 68th district to garner support for Dawn Adams, a candidate in Tuesday’s election. Read more...
Photo: Students in Bruins Elect met Friday to call residents in Virginia’s 68th House of Delegates district to garner support for a Democratic candidate running in the race. The group has held several phone banking sessions in the past for other candidates outside of California, including those in Georgia and Montana. (Daniel Leibowitz/Daily Bruin staff)
Some students said they have had difficulties using Uber or Lyft in campus ride-hailing zones. Uber and Lyft users have had to go to designated zones on campus to request rides since the beginning of fall quarter. Read more...
Photo: Uber and Lyft users have had to go to designated zones on campus to request rides since the beginning of fall quarter. The zones, which are supposed to last only from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m., have been continuing beyond these hours for some students. (Daily Bruin file photo)
Small sections of Ackerman Union’s first-floor dining room will be closed off while they undergo renovations over the next few months. Student Union Director Roy Champawat said Associated Students UCLA is remodeling the dining area’s flooring and seating and expects the renovations to be completed by early winter quarter. Read more...
Photo: Associated Students UCLA is renovating Ackerman Union’s first floor dining area to change the flooring and add new seating and tables. Work on the floor began on Wednesday and the renovations are expected to be completed in early winter quarter. (Farida Saleh/Daily Bruin)
Many valet workers at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center Hospital are set to be transferred away from UCLA. Some positions will be filled by students. The Student Labor Advocacy Project at UCLA and the UCLA Sanctuary Campus Committee protested this move Oct. Read more...
