This post was updated on May 29 at 2:25 p.m. About 15 students protested in support of Keith Fink, a lecturer in the communication studies department, outside Murphy Hall on Friday afternoon. Read more...
Photo: Students demanded the university retain Keith Fink, a communication studies lecturer, and submitted a list of demands to Laura E. Gómez, the interim dean of the UCLA College Division of Social Sciences and a professor of law. (Dayoung Lee/Daily Bruin)
Students are planning a protest demanding the university retain Keith Fink as a lecturer in the communication studies department. Keep Fink at UCLA, a group of UCLA students, alumni and activists, organized the protest, because they believe the administration is mistreating Fink’s excellence review. Read more...
Photo: Laura E. Gómez, interim dean of the UCLA College Division of Social Sciences and professor of law, will make the final decision about Keith Fink’s status as a communication studies lecturer. (Miriam Bribiesca/Photo editor)
Students played recreational activities and outdoor games at UCLA’s first Bruin Games event Wednesday. About 60 people attended the event, which was hosted by the Undergraduate Students Association Council general representative 3, at the Sunset Canyon Recreation Center. Read more...
Photo: Students participated in a five-on-five soccer tournament at the first Bruin Games event, a program created by the Undergraduate Students Association Council. (Farida Saleh/Daily Bruin)
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...
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...
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)
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)
