Sunday, July 12

In the news:

UCLA union employees stage sit in at chancellor’s office

About 30 UCLA employees crowded into the waiting room of the chancellor’s office Friday afternoon asking to speak with him about their contract negotiations. Members of Teamsters Local 2010, the union representing UCLA skilled trades workers and University of California clerical and administrative workers, used their lunch break to occupy Chancellor Gene Block’s office, asking him to authorize negotiations on terms for a contract with skilled trades workers. Read more...

Photo: Members of Teamsters Local 2010, the union representing skilled trades, administrative and clerical workers at UCLA, asked to speak with Chancellor Gene Block on Friday afternoon. (Erin Gong/Daily Bruin)


Pastor speaks on reversing negative stereotypes of former gang members

The founder of a gang rehabilitation organization spoke to hundreds of students Tuesday night about his experiences working with former gang members. The University Catholic Center hosted Gregory Boyle at the Northwest Campus Auditorium on Tuesday night with UCLA Housing, the University Religious Conference at UCLA and the undergraduate student government Office of the President as co-sponsors. Read more...

Photo: Father Gregory Boyle, the founder of gang rehabilitation center Homeboy Industries, spoke to students and University Catholic Center members Tuesday night at an event hosted by UCLA. (Eda Gokcebay/Daily Bruin)


UCLA Dining offers lottery-based cooking classes in Feast at Rieber

UCLA students can now take cooking classes taught by dining hall chefs on the Hill. UCLA Dining will host six cooking classes during winter quarter at Feast at Rieber. Read more...

Photo: UCLA Dining will host six cooking classes during winter quarter at Feast at Rieber. The first class, Chop It Like Its Hot: Basic Knife Skills, was held Saturday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. (Courtesy of Charles Wilcots)


UC Regent committee approves Anderson School of Management expansion

This post was updated Jan. 25 at 6:30 p.m. The UCLA Anderson School of Management will add a new four story building to help accommodate increased enrollment and support new degree programs. Read more...

Photo: The UCLA Anderson School of Management is one step closer to approval for a $70.8 million expansion to accommodate increased enrollment. (Daily Bruin file photo)


Student protests of conservative speaker events spark safety concerns

Student groups at universities across the country that planned to host a conservative speaker have become hesitant to move forward with their events because of potential threats to student safety. Read more...

Photo: Milo Yiannopoulos, an editor for the conservative website Breitbart.com, was originally scheduled to speak at UCLA next week. (Creative Commons photo by NEXTConf via flickr)


Photo: UCLA School of Nursing hosts recruiters on its first career day

The UCLA School of Nursing hosted its first career day for students Tuesday. About 55 students and more than a dozen recruiters, including the U.S. Navy, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, attended the Nursing Career Day at the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center. Read more...

Photo: UCLA School of Nursing students attended the first Nursing Career Day on Tuesday at the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center. (Kristie-Valerie Hoang/Daily Bruin)


Communication studies lecturer claims restrictions on class enrollment

Dozens of UCLA students are frustrated with their inability to enroll in a communication studies class this quarter, despite receiving a permission-to-enroll number from their instructor. Read more...

Photo: Keith Fink, a lecturer in the communication studies department, said the department is not allowing him to overenroll students in his class, Communication Studies 167: “Sex, Politics and Race: Free Speech on Campus”, this quarter. (Miriam Bribiesca/Photo editor)



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