Thursday, March 5


Feminist activist, Professor Emerita Helen Astin dies at 83

Helen “Lena” S. Astin, a UCLA professor emerita and feminist scholar, died on Oct. 27 in Los Angeles. She was 83 years old. Astin was a feminist activist at UCLA and co-founder of the UCLA Center for the Study of Women. Read more...

Photo: Helen Astin, a UCLA professor emerita and co-founder of the UCLA Center for the Study of Women, died on Oct. 27 in Los Angeles. (Courtesy of Alexander Astin)


Offensive posters targeting SJP resurface on campus for third time

Students found posters on Bruin Walk and in the North Village Thursday morning accusing the organization Students for Justice in Palestine of involvement in terrorist and anti-Semitic acts. Read more...

Photo: Students found posters on Bruin Walk and in the North Village Thursday morning accusing the organization Students for Justice in Palestine of involvement in terrorist and anti-Semitic acts. (Aram Ghoogasian/Daily Bruin)


Bruins stand in solidarity with Mizzou students protesting racist incidents

Hundreds of students, faculty members, staff and alumni rallied in front of Powell Library Thursday afternoon, supporting students at the University of Missouri who are protesting racially charged incidents on their campus. Read more...

Photo: Hundreds of students, faculty members, staff and alumni rallied in front of Powell Library Thursday afternoon, supporting students at the University of Missouri who are protesting racially-charged incidents on their campus. (Daniel Alcazar/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Students, LA residents march for Filipino-American veteran compensation

UCLA students and L.A. residents demanded military service compensation for Filipino-American World War II veterans as they marched to Hollywood to show support for veterans Wednesday. Read more...

Photo: The Justice for Filipino-American Vererans organization marched to Holly- wood Wednesday to demand World War II military service compensation. (Zinnia Moreno/Daily Bruin)


UCLA to open Westwood secondary school with donation from David Geffen

UCLA will open a school for middle and high school students in 2017 in Westwood Village funded by a $100 million donation from David Geffen, officials announced Wednesday. Read more...

Photo: UCLA officials announced the opening of a middle and high school in 2017, which will be located where the Kinross Recreation Center building is currently located. (Daily Bruin file photo)


USAC to consider limiting resolutions to issues of student welfare

The undergraduate student government will vote Nov. 17 to require council resolutions to pertain directly to student welfare issues. Undergraduate Students Association Council Facilities Commissioner Ian Cocroft said he proposed changes to the council’s constitutional bylaws to increase the efficiency of passing resolutions, or the council’s official stances on campus issues. Read more...

Photo: USAC Facilities Comissioner Ian Cocroft proposed changes for the council’s bylaws to pertain directly to student welfare issues. (Daily Bruin file photo)



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