Monday, April 27

Memorandum aims to improve universities’ response to sexual assault cases

University of California President Janet Napolitano and California Attorney General Kamala Harris established guidelines Wednesday for California universities and their local law enforcement agencies that aim to improve coordination and transparency in response to sexual assault cases. Read more...

Photo: UC President Janet Napolitano recently established guidelines for university (Daily Bruin file photo)


Research program provides resources for undocumented students

Students in a program that provides otherwise unavailable funding to undocumented students will present their research findings Thursday afternoon in Powell Library. Read more...

Photo: Ruth Batres, an undocumented fourth-year Latin American studies student, joined the UndocuBruins research program to spread awareness about violence against women in her hometown. (Alejandra Reyes/Daily Bruin)


UCLA Anderson School of Management receives $100M donation

The UCLA Anderson School of Management received a $100 million donation from Marion Anderson, wife of the business school’s namesake, UCLA announced Wednesday. Marion Anderson donated the largest single amount the school has ever received, Chancellor Gene Block said in an email statement to the campus community Wednesday. Read more...

Photo: UCLA officials announced a $100 million donation to the UCLA Anderson School of Management Wednesday. (Daily Bruin file photo)


My Last Lecture Award features assistant adjunct professor Randall Rojas

At age 13, Randall Rojas looked to the skies and felt humbled by the serenity and beauty of space. When he first read Albert Einstein’s writings on the forces of nature, he learned about the “theory of everything” – the idea that all physical laws governing the universe can be explained by a single mathematical equation. Read more...

Photo: UCLA alumnus and economics professor Randall Rojas delivered his “Last Lecture” Tuesday, a lecture series where students nominate a professor to give a lecture about what he or she would say if it was the last lecture he or she would ever give. (Mary Kate Turner/Daily Bruin)


USAC passes resolution calling for Gov. Brown to allocate $100M to UC

The undergraduate student council unanimously passed a resolution Tuesday asking Gov. Jerry Brown to allocate $100 million to the University of California. Councilmembers think this allocation would make tuition more affordable. Read more...

Photo: USAC unanimously passed a resolution calling for more state funds for the University of California, days before Gov. Jerry Brown is expected to release his annual May Revise budget. (Julie Song/Daily Bruin)


Student group hosts concert to launch Taiwanese American Heritage Week

The Taiwanese American Social Change Initiative at UCLA kicked off the national Taiwanese American Heritage Week with a free benefit concert Monday at Carnesale Commons. Many students who attended the concert cheered and bobbed their heads to the beatbox solo during a performance by UCLA a cappella group AweChords of “Burning Bridges” by OneRepublic. Read more...

Photo: The UCLA a cappella group AweChords performed Monday evening at the Taiwanese American Social Change Initiative’s free benefit concert on the Hill. (Owen Emerson/Daily Bruin)


Bruin Day for Transfers welcomes students, helps alleviate concerns

UCLA has been Shaina Kashani’s dream university since her freshman year in high school. She said she was determined to register at UCLA and learn about her new college life at Bruin Day for Transfers on Saturday. Read more...

Photo: Youlonda Copeland-Morgan, the associate vice chancellor of enrollment management, advised newly admitted transfer students Saturday at Bruin Day. (Hannah Ye/Daily Bruin)



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