His kids complained about getting two roommates, but he had 11. Thirty years ago, Zelalem Aychiluhim was a first-year mechanical engineering student in Bahir Dar University, Ethiopia. Read more...
Photo: UCLA students talk with their parents after attending a presentation in Royce Hall as part of Parents’ Weekend. (Dang-Co Vu/Daily Bruin)
Students for Justice in Palestine hopes to inform students about Palestinian politics and culture this week through film screenings, lectures and the construction of what it calls the “Mock Apartheid Wall” in Bruin Plaza. Read more...
Photo: A member of in Student for Justice in Palestine informs students about Palestine politics and culture. (Daily Bruin file photo)
The lamps that line Bruin Walk were still lit at 7 a.m., reflected in puddles of water as the rain that started on Halloween night continued to pour. Read more...
Photo: A group of women walks the track on the Drake Stadium to show their solidarity with those silenced by the stigma of intimate partner violence. (Jintak Han/Daily Bruin)
UCLA faculty in the College of Letters and Science approved a diversity requirement proposal Friday afternoon. In a 332-303 vote, faculty decided to support the requirement, which would have students take a course about inequalities based on race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation and religion, among other factors. Read more...
Smooth, white chalk lines danced across the black chalkboard as Melinda Chiem-Ngoy sketched different parts of an anime character, emphasizing the need for attention to anatomical details. Read more...
Photo: Melinda Chiem-Ngoy, a third-year psychology student, draws anime characters with a paintbrush. (Kenneth Surajat/Daily Bruin)
University police will start handing out $200 tickets to bikers and skateboarders whizzing through Bruin Walk next week. UCPD officers have stopped students on wheels this past week and given warnings for violating dismount zones to let students know about the change. Read more...
Photo: A UCLA Transportation employee hands students fliers about the upcoming enforcement of bikes and scooters on Bruin Walk. (Gabrielle Cabalza/Daily Bruin)
Two UCLA alumni recently donated $2 million to the UCLA School of Dentistry. The donation from philanthropists Bob and Marion Wilson establishes the Bob and Marion Wilson Endowed Scholarship Fund, which will be used to increase scholarship funding for future dentistry students. Read more...
