Students can now charge their electronic devices outside at solar-powered umbrellas located on the Hill. The Renewable Energy Association at UCLA and the UCLA Housing and Hospitality Services installed four solar panel umbrellas outside of Bruin Café last Wednesday. Read more...
Photo: Four solar panel umbrellas have been installed outside of Bruin Café last Wednesday. (Andrew Arifin/Daily Bruin)
University police arrested a woman who was found with a stolen bicycle and other stolen property at Drake Stadium on Monday night. The woman, who is unaffiliated with UCLA, was charged with grand theft and misappropriation of lost property, said UCPD Sergeant Brian Washburn. Read more...
Students, staff and faculty have been discussing what words like “democracy,” “humanity” and “heroism” mean in meetings over the course of the year. Humanities Dialogues consists of biweekly meetings, in which participants discuss a word and the different meanings associated with it. Read more...
Photo: UCLA students, staff and faculty participated in Humanities Dialogues, a program in which participants discussed their interpretations of certain words and how their different cultures affected those interpretations. The program culminated in a symposium, in which students gave presentations on a chosen word. (Chengcheng Zhang/Daily Bruin)
A new task force aims to advocate for improved parking and commuting options for students. The Undergraduate Students Association Council approved creating the Parking Advocacy Task Force, proposed by the Financial Supports Commission last week to shed light on commuter issues on campus. Read more...
Photo: The Undergraduate Students Association Council Financial Supports Commissioner will create a task force to advocate for more parking and commuting options. (Kristie-Valerie Hoang/Daily Bruin)
A social justice advocacy group on campus plans to continue with its work despite backlash from conservative websites. Social Justice Advocates, a UCLA Residential Life project that holds workshops on diversity and inclusion topics, has been criticized by conservative websites for paying students to hold workshops. Read more...
Photo: Social Justice Advocates, a UCLA Residential Life project that holds workshops on diversity and inclusion topics, is facing criticism from conservative groups. (Kristie Hoang/Daily Bruin)
UCLA named a new dean of social sciences for the UCLA College on Friday. Darnell Hunt, chair of the sociology department, will start his term as the new dean July 1, according to an announcement by Scott Waugh, UCLA executive vice chancellor and provost. Read more...
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UCLA students are picking up their caps and gowns for graduation, but hundreds did not buy them from the university. Instead, they purchased their graduation gear from SoCal Grad Club, a new student-run business that sells cap and gown packages for 14 dollars less than what the university sells them for. Read more...
Photo: Tim Connors, third-year cognitive science student and founder of SoCal Grad Club, has sold caps and gowns to hundreds of UCLA students. (Habeba Mostafa/Daily Bruin)
