The professors and administrators who petitioned for another vote on a diversity course requirement proposal withdrew their petition Thursday to make wording changes. The wording changes, which come from the Academic Senate Committee on Rules and Jurisdiction, are meant to clarify that the requirement would only apply to students in the UCLA College of Letters and Science and not to those in other schools. Read more...
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February 9, 1:34 am
Faculty to resubmit diversity requirement petition with wording changes
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February 9, 1:32 am
UCLA Freedom Riders honored for activism at commemorative event
Robert Singleton begged his wife Helen not to make the journey from UCLA to Jackson, Miss., 54 years ago to protest interstate segregation. He said he was worried his wife would be in danger if she went with him, but he knew she was ready to travel to the South with him to fight for her rights. Read more...
Photo: Kamil Fields, a first-year world arts and cultures student, performs a spoken poetry piece during an event held to commemorate the Bruin Freedom Riders. (Hannah Ye/Daily Bruin)
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February 6, 1:52 am
Family, friends commemorate Posse scholar Christian Guzman at vigil
About 250 students, professors, family and friends held a candlelight vigil Thursday night in Sunset Village to commemorate UCLA student Christian Guzman, who died on Sunday at a retreat with The Posse Foundation. Read more...
Photo: Maritza Galdamos, Christian Guzman’s mother, spoke at the vigil organized Thursday to commemorate Guzman’s death. (Jose Ubeda/Daily Bruin)
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February 6, 1:49 am
New air-handling system expects to cut energy costs, carbon emissions
Student union officials plan to install a new energy-efficient air handling system in Ackerman Union and Kerckhoff Hall in the next few months, which is expected to save $22,500 annually in electrical costs. Read more...
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February 6, 1:48 am
‘3 Day Startup’ aims to develop students’ entrepreneurial skills
Forty students will work in teams to develop complete business models, starting with their ideas and onward, this weekend on the Hill. The event, called 3 Day Startup, is a nonprofit weekend conference that the organizers hope will teach students how to develop prototypes, talk to customers and collaborate with mentors. Read more...
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February 5, 1:03 am
Winter SOOF applicants to receive about $200 in USAC funding
The undergraduate student government unanimously allocated about $20,600 to more than 100 student groups on Tuesday to use for a variety of operational costs. This is the third round of Student Organization Operational Fund allocations in which the average money given to groups has hovered around $200. Read more...
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February 5, 12:53 am
Anderson student creates ‘glitter bomb’ website startup
Ben Follansbee spent the last three weeks stuffing glitter into envelopes and sending them to hundreds of people across the country. Follansbee, a master’s of business administration student at the UCLA Anderson School of Management, is the founder of SparkleSlap.com, a startup website that supplies customers with glitter bombs that are sent to unsuspecting recipients. Read more...
Photo: Ben Follansbee, a student at the UCLA Anderson School of Management, releases one of the “glitter bombs” that his startup company, SparkleSlap.com, sends to unsuspecting recipients. (Austin Yu/Daily Bruin senior staff)