Saturday, February 28

Bruin Consent Coalition offers support for sexual assault survivors

Students wrote supportive notes for sexual assault survivors, including “You are not your trauma” and “I believe you” on a blackboard Monday. Bruin Consent Coalition, a committee in the undergraduate student government Student Wellness Commission, held an event called “Scribble Your Support” on Kerckhoff Patio to support survivors, amid election season, said Chloe Pan, co-director of the coalition and a third-year international development studies and Asian American studies student. Read more...

Photo: The Bruin Consent Coalition held an event called “Scribble Your Support” in Kerckhoff Patio on Monday, where students could write messages of support and positivity for sexual assault survivors. (Anthony Tran/Daily Bruin)


UCLA alumna announced as dean for School of Nursing

UCLA officials announced the seventh dean for the UCLA School of Nursing on Monday. Linda Sarna, a research professor and interim dean at the nursing school, will assume the position on Nov. Read more...

Photo: UCLA officials announced Monday interim dean Linda Sarna will continue as the permanent dean of the UCLA School of Nursing. (UCLA Newsroom)


UCLA disability studies minor to celebrate 10th anniversary

When faculty and administrators started the disability studies minor, they thought students with disabilities would be the most interested. But 10 years later, the minor has grown in size, and students from all backgrounds apply. Read more...

Photo: Claudine Ignacio, a third-year psychobiology student, runs an Instagram page that tells the stories of disabled individuals, inspired by a disability studies class. (Courtesy of Claudine Ignacio)


Dinesh D’Souza discusses Democratic faults at Bruin Republicans event

A conservative filmmaker and author compared a United States governed by Democratic lawmakers to an “urban plantation” at an event hosted by Bruin Republicans on Thursday. Read more...

Photo: Conservative writer Dinesh D’Souza spoke at a Bruin Republicans event Thursday and described what he called the political left’s misrepresentation of history. (Ken Shin/Daily Bruin)


New graduate student fitness center to open early summer 2017

UCLA will spend $5 million in university funds to build the new graduate student fitness center, a UCLA official told graduate students Wednesday. Michael DeLuca, assistant vice chancellor of campus life, gave graduate students details about the new Kinross Recreation Center at a forum Wednesday. Read more...

Photo: The old Kinross Recreation Center will close Dec. 16. Officials announced details of the new KREC at a forum Wednesday. (Miriam Bribiesca/Photo Editor)


Students’ mail-in ballots signed, sealed and delivered

Some students on campus have already chosen to vote by mail instead of waiting to vote in person Tuesday. Voting by mail, or absentee voting, allows people to receive a ballot at home and send it to the county registrar whenever they want. Read more...

Photo: Students can choose to vote by mail instead of waiting in line to vote in person. The deadline to request a mail ballot was Tuesday. (Daily Bruin file photo)


CAPS to provide counseling to students affected by campus tragedies

Student organizations and on-campus services will continue to offer mental health resources for students affected by the recent suicide and death on campus. As a response to the suicide, Counseling and Psychological Services is reaching out to students directly affected, said Nicole Green, executive director of CAPS. Read more...

Photo: Counseling and Psychological Services offers trainings for students who want to learn about mental health and suicide. (Daily Bruin file photos)



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