UCLA will offer a new interdisciplinary course involving hands-on projects and fieldwork in Los Angeles this summer. Students registered in summer sessions can apply to Digital Humanities 30: “Los Angeles Tech City: Digital Technologies & Spatial Justice” until July 2. Read more...
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May 25, 1:20 am
New Dining Services online feature optimizes meal-time efficiency
A new feature on the UCLA Dining Services website allows students to see how busy dining halls are during meal times. The new software system, called Haystack, was developed as a research project by computer science graduate student Joshua Joy. Read more...
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May 24, 11:44 pm
Gene Block, Jerry Kang weigh in on UC finance allocations, free speech
Chancellor Gene Block meets with the Daily Bruin Editorial Board every quarter to discuss issues affecting the campus and to explain administrative policies. At their meeting Wednesday, Block, joined by Vice Chancellor of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Jerry Kang, addressed the list of demands by the Afrikan Student Union, the University of California cap on nonresident students and free speech on campus, among other topics. Read more...
Photo: Chancellor Gene Block said he was unconcerned about the projected loss for the UCLA Meyer and Renee Luskin Conference Center because revenue from other UCLA properties would cover the loss. (Owen Emerson/Daily Bruin senior staff)
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May 23, 11:32 pm
Student groups host POLITIFEST to spark political discussion
A co-host of The Young Turks, a popular online news show, engaged students in a discussion about bursting politically ideological bubbles Monday. The Bruin Political Union and the undergraduate student government’s Campus Events Commission hosted POLITIFEST on the Hill on Monday night. Read more...
Photo: Guest speaker Ana Kasparian, co-host of an online news show The Young Turks, and two UCLA professors engaged in a panel discussion with students Monday night. (Dayoung Lee/Daily Bruin)
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May 23, 11:21 pm
UCLA PRISM holds therapeutic panel following break from InterVarsity
Kimberly Lau found a home and safe space at the only Chinese immigrant church in Davis where the only people of color at her elementary school were three Asian children and an African-American child. Read more...
Photo: Kimberly Lau, a UCLA alumna, told a story of her journey as a member of both the LGBTQ and Christian communities during a panel event Tuesday in Moore Hall. (Eileen Lising/Daily Bruin)
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May 23, 11:18 pm
Progressive student groups campaign for out-of-state candidates
Campus political groups are supporting their preferred congressional candidates across the country to try to maximize their impact on the political environment. Progressive groups, such as Bruins Elect and Young Progressives Demanding Action at UCLA, held a phone banking event Tuesday evening for Rob Quist, the Democratic candidate in Montana’s at-large congressional district special election to replace Ryan Zinke, who resigned to become Secretary of the Interior. Read more...
Photo: Cameron Keller, a first-year political science student; Matt Dunham, a second-year political science student; and Erica Griggs, a first-year English student, called Montana residents and urged them to vote Rob Quist for Congress. (Dayoung Lee/Daily Bruin)
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May 22, 9:34 am
Cannabis kingdom: Stirring the pot
Rodrigo Aranda was cleaning out the trash in his car when he found the bag of marijuana. Aranda had always refrained from doing drugs, even though his friends did, because he had been too busy with schoolwork. Read more...
Photo: Christian Kramme, a third-year microbiology, immunology and molecular genetics student, medicates himself with a one-to-one strain of cannabis. He has used cannabis for several years to treat issues like lack of appetite under the medical marijuana program in California. (Jintak Han/Assistant Photo editor)