The JazzReggae Festival will be shortened to one day this year from its usual two because of a budget deficit caused by unexpected costs of last year’s festival. Read more...
Photo: Thousands of students attended the JazzReggae Festival last year. The annual event used to be partially funded by undergraduate student government surplus funds. (Daily Bruin file photo)
A feature added to MyUCLA last week allows students to give UCLA their preferred name, which will then appear on some academic student records. The feature, which was added under “Settings” on MyUCLA, lets students request that a preferred name, a name chosen by the student that differs from his or her legal name, be added to records. Read more...
Photo: Students can now choose a preferred name on MyUCLA. (UCLA)
Four complete strangers met in a study room at Young Research Library last Wednesday to talk about everything from the experiences of first-generation immigrants to how language affects the way we think. Read more...
Photo: Students in the Thought Lounge, a new student group, gather to talk about whatever is on their minds. (Heidy Cadena/Daily Bruin)
Third-year political science student Tam Tran played the role of Chaser for the team Chickens and Quaffles, scoring 10 points by throwing the Quaffle through one of three hoops set up in the Sunset Canyon Recreation Center Saturday. Read more...
Photo: (Jintak Han/Daily Bruin)
UCLA and dozens of other state universities applied this week to the state’s Awards for Innovation in Higher Education, which will appropriate a total of $50 million to schools that have made efforts to meet the governor’s higher education priorities. Read more...
Three rare instruments were reported stolen from a display case in the UCLA Department of Ethnomusicology over winter break. The instruments, a Saraswati vina from South India, a kora from West Africa and a prima balalaika from Russia, were reported stolen Dec. Read more...
Photo: A prima balalaika from Russia was among three instruments reported missing from the UCLA Department of Ethnomusicology during winter break. (UCLA Department of Ethnomusicology)
One device, a digital speaker assistant, listens to the sounds in a home all day, collecting information for Amazon to personalize each marketing experience. Other gadgets are worn on the body and track fitness or surf the Web while storing personal data. Read more...
Photo: MBA student Jacob Bluhm finishes a demonstration of the Oculus Rift virtual reality headset at this year’s CES at Anderson event. (Daniel Alcazar/Daily Bruin)
