UCLA students will have a monthlong winter break during the 2016-2017 school year to accommodate university holidays. Winter break for UCLA students will last for four weeks, from Dec. Read more...
Photo: New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day will fall on a Saturday and Sunday, respectively. As a result, the winter quarter calendar will be pushed back one week to accommodate the holidays. (Shelby Scoggins/Daily Bruin)
Last year, Brandon Howard hosted 15 newly admitted students in a cramped Sproul Hall lounge as part of the Bruin Overnight Experience. Howard’s guests were among thousands of students who travel to UCLA each year for Bruin Day, an event that allows newly admitted students and their families a chance to find out more about UCLA’s campus, academic opportunities and residential life. Read more...
Photo: About 15,000 students and family members attended this year’s Bruin Day for newly admitted students. (Owen Emerson/Daily Bruin senior staff)
The UCLA Records Management and Information Practices Office has delayed the Daily Bruin’s access to public documents for 20 days. The Bruin requested emails under the California Public Records Act on Jan. Read more...
Photo: The UCLA Records Management and Information Practices Office has delayed access to the Daily Bruin’s request public documents four times. The Daily Bruin requested the documents about why UCLA stopped its participation with the the Westwood Organized Meaningful Projects in January. (Daily Bruin file photo)
UCLA researchers will study whether peer support increases the effectiveness of online therapy for patients diagnosed with mild depression, stress and anxiety. The two-year study, conducted by the UCLA Office of Campus and Student Resilience, hopes to identify a more effective way of treating patients with mild depression or anxiety, said Elizabeth Gong-Guy, director of the Office of Campus and Student Resilience. Read more...
Photo: UCLA researchers will conduct a two-year study to determine if peer counseling is useful for students with mental health problems such as PTSD and depression. (Daily Bruin file photo)
Associated Students UCLA is a multimillion-dollar organization that provides student services and activities that the university does not fund. It oversees the Undergraduate Students Association Council, Graduate Students Association, Communications Board, campus services and enterprises. Read more...
Kara Chang stepped out in front of 8,000 incoming UCLA freshmen during Welcome Week in the fall and told the story of how she had come out as transgender five months before. Read more...
Photo: Kara Chang, a fourth-year communications studies student, has been an active member in many trans and LGBT movements during her time at UCLA. (Miriam Bribiesca/Assistant Photo Editor)
Laurence D. Fink, UCLA alumnus and businessman, will be the keynote speaker at the UCLA College of Letters and Science commencement ceremonies on June 10 in Pauley Pavilion, UCLA officials announced Thursday. Read more...
Photo: Laurence D. Fink (center), chairman for BlackRock, will be the commencement speaker for the College of Letters and Science on June 10. (Creative Commons by Financial Times via Flickr)
