The University Religious Conference at UCLA, which houses several student organizations, will vote to sell its Hilgard Avenue property April 14. The URC building, built in 1951, hosts a variety of religious and campus-affiliated organizations including UCLA UniCamp and Meals on Wheels of West Los Angeles. Read more...
Photo: The University Relgious Conference at UCLA put its building on Hilgard Avenue up for sale after experiencing financial difficulties. (Kathy Chen/Daily Bruin)
This post was updated on April 7 at 4:55 p.m. The Office of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion will create a student advisory board to help the office identify and solve campus climate issues, officials announced Monday. Read more...
Photo: (Daily Bruin file photo) Jerry Kang, Vice Chancellor of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, will accept applications for a student advisory board later this month.
Student veterans of the U.S. Marine Corps and U.S. Navy spoke alongside veterans of the Israel Defense Forces on Tuesday in a panel that discussed their transitions between military and civilian life and the stigmas they experienced in their respective countries. Read more...
Photo: About 75 people attended the panel, which was a part of a larger event called “Night of Unity” in Ackerman Union organized by Students Supporting Israel, the Student Veterans Association and other organizations. (Efren Piñon/Daily Bruin)
The Undergraduate Students Association Council is the official student government representing the undergraduate student body at UCLA. Council meetings take place every week on Tuesday at 7 p.m. Read more...
Kareem Elzein said a lack of funding and proper resources are key disadvantages of social justice projects. To alleviate the issue, Elzein, who was a community organizer for 10 years, worked with four other graduate students to found the Bruin Excellence and Student Transformation Grant Program, or BEST. Read more...
Photo: Vice Chancellor Jerry Kang’s office is funding a program that will provide grants to student-run projects that aim to improve the campus climate. (Miriam Bribiesca/Daily Bruin senior staff)
The UCLA Communications Board appointed an assistant Sports editor to be the Daily Bruin’s next editor in chief in a meeting Monday night. Tanner Walters, a second-year communication studies student, was officially appointed after receiving the staff’s endorsement at a hearing Friday night. Read more...
Photo: The UCLA Communications Board appointed Tanner Walters as the Daily Bruin’s next editor in chief for the 2016-2017 academic year. (Miriam Bribiesca/Daily Bruin senior staff)
An undergraduate student government office is creating a calculator loan program that will launch later this week. Ruhi Patil, USAC Financial Support commissioner, organized the initiative, which aims to lend calculators to students who cannot afford to buy their own. Read more...
Photo: Ruhi Patil, USAC Financial Support commissioner, organized an initiative that aims to lend scientific calculators to students who cannot afford to buy their own. Patil said the library will have 95 calculators by the end of the quarter. (Daily Bruin file photo)
