Saturday, February 28

Students stand in solidarity with UCLA’s undocumented population

Students wrote messages in support of the undocumented student community on butterfly-shaped notes at an event Thursday. The butterfly was chosen as the symbol of the Undocumented CommUNITY event, led by undocumented students, because it is considered a symbol of migration, said Daysy Palma-Cruz, an event organizer and third-year political science student. Read more...

Photo: Isabel Figueroa, a third-year psychology student, posed in front of the giant butterfly poster board set up to support the undocumented student community. (Coco Wang/Daily Bruin)



Students fight against throwing away of plastic bag ban

Students supporting a statewide ban on single-use plastic bags held a press conference Wednesday morning in Meyerhoff Park to make their case to the public. About 20 students from California Public Interest Research Group, and interns from the Monterey Bay Aquarium shared reasons they think people should support Proposition 67. Read more...

Photo: UCLA students in CALPIRG advocated Wednesday morning for Proposition 67, which would uphold California’s ban on single-use plastic bags in grocery and retail stores. (Miriam Bribiesca/Photo editor)


UCLA Dining juices up Bruin Café with new spritzers

UCLA Dining Services introduced four new juice spritzers at Bruin Café last week as part of its Healthy Campus Initiative. UCLA Dining Services officials said in a statement they began testing the new Minute Maid spritzers at Bruin Café to provide students with low-calorie drinks and promote healthy lifestyle choices. Read more...

Photo: UCLA Dining Services introduced new Minute Maid spritzers at Bruin Café to enable students to make healthy lifestyle choices. (Laura Uzes/Daily Bruin)



Student regent speaks of her experience as part of National Coming Out Week

The University of California student regent spoke about her experience as a Queer Chicana student at a panel on National Coming Out Day. The event, hosted by the Queer Alliance at UCLA on Tuesday, featured Student Regent Marcela Ramirez. Read more...

Photo: University of California Student Regent Marcela Ramirez shared her experiences advocating for LGBT and gender inclusivity in higher education at a National Coming Out Day talk. (Pinkie Su/Daily Bruin)


Solar umbrellas to open up outdoor charging opportunities on campus

An undergraduate student commission is drafting a proposal to install new solar umbrellas on campus. Students would be able to charge their phones, laptops and other devices if the umbrellas are installed, said undergraduate student government Facilities Commissioner Sandra Rhee. Read more...

Photo: The USAC facilities commission plans to install new solar umbrellas, similar to the ones that were installed in Ackerman Union last year. (Miriam Bribiesca/Photo editor)



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