Tuesday, July 14

In the news:

UCLA implements campus safety precautions proposed by task force

UCLA has enacted recommendations proposed by a task force in 2016 to improve the campus’ safety preparedness procedures and emergency notification systems. Campus Safety Task Force, which was established after a murder-suicide on campus in June 2016, has helped the campus make various improvements to its emergency preparation procedures. Read more...

Photo: Campus Safety Task Force, which was established after a murder-suicide on campus in June 2016, has made various improvements to UCLA’s emergency preparation procedures, such as expanding the university’s emergency communication protocols and notification systems. (Daily Bruin file photo)


Chemical smell triggers fire alarms, evacuation in Ackerman Union

This post was updated Feb. 5 at 6:19 p.m. Students were evacuated from Ackerman Union on Monday after a chemical smell originating from the Engineering V building triggered fire alarms. Read more...

Photo: Students and workers were evacuated from Ackerman Union at 3:17 p.m. Monday. Steve Jurado, assistant fire marshal at UCLA, said the smell came from a substance in a laboratory in the Engineering V building. (Kristie-Valerie Hoang/Assistant Photo editor)


New ASUCLA executive director’s past experience to stand him in good stead

The incoming Associated Students UCLA executive director plans to use his engineering and business background to approach the association’s ongoing financial issues. UCLA alumnus Pouria Abbassi will begin his term Feb. Read more...

Photo: Alumnus Pouria Abbassi will become the next Associated Students UCLA executive director Feb. 28, succeeding Robert Williams. (Michael Zshornack/Photo editor)


Students of color celebrate MLK, identities with speeches, poetry

At an event Wednesday night, students commemorated Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy by delivering speeches that alluded to King’s final speech. UCLA Residential Life, the Afrikan Student Union and Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. Read more...

Photo: Students performed spoken word and poetry and reflected on Martin Luther King Jr.’s final speech at an oratorical contest Wednesday. (Farida Saleh/Daily Bruin)


Former Reagan adviser encourages political debate among students

A policy adviser to former President Ronald Reagan said at an event Wednesday he thinks fascism has always been a fundamentally leftist ideology. Dinesh D’Souza, who worked for Reagan between 1987 and 1988 and is a conservative writer, said he thinks Democrats’ belief in political correctness and conformity is comparable to fascism. Read more...

Photo: Dinesh D’Souza, a policy advisor for former President Ronald Reagan, said, at a UCLA event, he thinks political correctness and conformity among Democrats is comparable to fascism. (Anthony Ismail/Daily Bruin)



Law school opens clinic to provide free documentary film law assistance

Independent documentary filmmakers can now receive free legal assistance from a new clinic at the UCLA School of Law. The Documentary Film Legal Clinic, which launched this month as part of the Ziffren Center for Media, Entertainment, Technology and Sports Law, helps documentary filmmakers with legal issues they face, including copyright law and public records access. Read more...

Photo: A new film clinic that launched this month will help independent documentary film makers with legal issues such as copyright law and public record access. (Daily Bruin file photo)



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