Friday, February 27

New dining hall locks could be key to fixing locker repair woes

UCLA Dining Services is testing a new type of lock that may replace the keypads on dining hall lockers, which were prone to malfunctioning. Charles Wilcots, associate director of UCLA Dining Services, said the frequency of technical failures in dining hall locker keypad systems increased repair costs and made the lockers unusable for students. Read more...

Photo: Electronic keypad locks at the De Neve dining hall were replaced by combination locks as part of a new UCLA Dining Services plan to reduce locker maintenance costs. (Deanna Necula/Daily Bruin)


Hillel fellow seeks to broaden discussion of Israeli-Palestinian conflict

Lipaz Ela still recalls when her neighborhood supermarket in Jerusalem was blown up when she was 13 years old. She had gone to the same market the day before. Read more...

Photo: Lipaz Ela has expanded the Fact Finders trips to Israel at UCLA Hillel over the past two years, working to include students of various religious backgrounds while promoting a dialogue between Israeli and Palestinian perspectives. (Haoyang Yan/Daily Bruin)


International Student Leadership Coalition holds first meeting

The first coalition of international student leaders at UCLA held its inaugural meeting Monday evening. The International Student Leadership Coalition consists of leaders from 16 cultural groups and aims to provide a voice for international students, said Jack Guo, the coalition’s organizational chair. Read more...

Photo: International student leaders from different groups discussed collaboration and advocacy on Monday evening, at the inaugural meeting for UCLA’s first international student coalition. (Alyssa Dorn/Daily Bruin staff)


UCLA graduate programs earn high rankings from US News & World Report

Several UCLA graduate schools and graduate programs placed highly in new rankings by U.S. News & World Report released Monday. The UCLA School of the Arts and Architecture tied for the No. Read more...

Photo: The UCLA School of Law, along with other professional schools and graduate programs, ranked highly in the U.S. News & World Report survey released Monday. (Daily Bruin file photo)



Photo: Students enjoy night in at Covel for “Masqueerade” prom

The Queer Alliance, the Gender, Sexuality and Society Community, and Gamma Rho Lambda partnered for the first time to host the a “prom” event on the Hill on Friday. Read more...

Photo: Guests of all sexual orientations were welcome at the first “Masqueerade” prom, held Friday night in the Covel Commons Grand Horizon Room. (Andrew Arifin/Daily Bruin)


UCLA Recreation to expand after-school child care program

Students with children will have access to more evening child care services spring quarter. UCLA Recreation will expand its winter pilot program called the Little Bruins Clubhouse, which provides evening child care services. Read more...

Photo: The Little Bruins Clubhouse, which is now undergoing a pilot program, will have a grand opening next quarter. It is a child supervision program on the Wooden Center’s second floor. (Jintak Han/Assistant photo editor)



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