Friday, February 27

Students able to hang out on campus with hammock, blanket rentals

Students can now borrow inflatable hammocks and lawn blankets for free on campus. The equipment is available to rent at the Ackerman Student Union A-Level for a maximum of three hours, said Zoe Borden, the Undergraduate Students Association Council general representative who created the service. Read more...

Photo: Undergraduate student government leaders provided free hammocks and lawn blankets for students to try out at an event Wednesday afternoon. (Alyssa Dorn/Daily Bruin staff)


Career Week provides insight on how to succeed in growing industries

Professionals from growing industries, such as health care and digital media, will speak about career options at UCLA this week. The UCLA Career Center is holding its annual Career Week this week with an increased focus on helping students understand emerging industries in the Los Angeles area, including advertising, health care and social media, said Career Center Director Wesley Thorne. Read more...

Photo: (Haoyang Yan/Daily Bruin)


LA Mayor Eric Garcetti to deliver Luskin commencement address

Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti will deliver the keynote address at the 2017 commencement for the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs, UCLA officials announced Tuesday. Read more...

Photo: Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti will speak the the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs’ 2017 commencement ceremony in June. (Jintak Han/Assistant photo editor)


Student-run organization helps immigrants get access to legal services

The day after President Donald Trump announced his executive order banning people from seven Muslim-majority countries, more than 200 law students mobilized to protest and volunteer at the Los Angeles International Airport. Read more...

Photo: A group of UCLA law students is working to help defend immigrants in the current political climate, continuing the efforts of a mobilization that took place four months ago. (Courtesy of Sasha Novis)


Rep. John Lewis awarded UCLA Medal at Winston C. Doby Lecture

As a young man living in Nashville, Tennessee, Rep. John Lewis sat at whites-only lunch counters in protest of segregation and was told that he would get arrested if he continued. Read more...

Photo: Chancellor Gene Block and Rep. John Lewis shook hands after Lewis was awarded the UCLA Medal. (MacKenzie Coffman/Daily Bruin)


Mackenzie Possee appointed as 2017-2018 editor in chief

An assistant photography editor was appointed the next editor in chief of the Daily Bruin, following confirmation by the UCLA Communications Board on Monday night. Mackenzie Possee, a second-year communications studies student, received the staff endorsement at a hearing Friday night. Read more...

Photo: Mackenzie Possee, a second-year communications studies student, was confirmed by the Communications Board at their April meeting Monday. (Jintak Han/Assistant Photo editor)


ASUCLA focuses on repairing ceiling leaks in campus buildings

Associated Students UCLA officials are continuously repairing ceilings and interior damage to campus buildings due to leakages. Ackerman Union and Kerckhoff Hall have had frequent ceiling leaks for several years. Read more...

Photo: The Kerckhoff Hall patio was scheduled to be waterproofed during the summer of 2017, but ASUCLA reallocated the $400,000 earmarked for the repairs for more immediate projects. (Miriam Bribiesca/Photo editor)



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