Violent protests and property destruction forced the cancellation of a controversial conservative speaker event at the University of California, Berkeley on Wednesday night. UC police cancelled the event at about 6 p.m. Read more...
Photo: Violent protests erupted at the University of California, Berkeley two hours before Breitbart editor Milo Yiannopolous was scheduled to speak, forcing the cancellation of the event. (Courtesy of Daniel Kim/The Daily Californian)
The Undergraduate Students Association Council is the official student government representing the undergraduate student body at UCLA. Council meetings usually take place every week on Tuesdays at 7 p.m. Read more...
Erik Schweitzer, a faculty advisor at the UCLA Molecular Biology Institute, speaks of his experiences with his two alpacas and three golden retrievers. Follow along as he shows how his pets have affected his life. Read more...
Photo: (Justine Sto. Tomas/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Erik Schweitzer drove his two pet alpacas, Sage and Rosemary, to a cathedral to get them blessed and to celebrate the day of the patron saint of animals, St. Read more...
Photo: Erik Schweitzer, a faculty advisor at the UCLA Molecular Biology Institute, brought his alpacas to campus last quarter to help his students de-stress before taking their pathophysiology final. (Justine Sto. Tomas/Daily Bruin senior staff)
This post was updated Feb. 1 at 4 p.m. Students are happy with the new life sciences course series that debuted in fall, although they offered suggestions for improvement. Read more...
Fred Papen’s late grandfather immigrated to Westwood from Iran in the 1970s, hoping to create his own business. “My grandfather had one of the first Persian businesses on Westwood Boulevard,” said Papen, whose family runs Saffron and Rose. Read more...
Photo: Roozbeh Farahanipour, an Iranian immigrant and Westwood restaurant owner, said he thinks the area’s Persian community is split on the issue of President Donald Trump’s travel ban. (Erin Rice/Daily Bruin)
Bruin Plate’s salad bar may soon use produce that’s grown in a soilless garden. UCLA officials hope to add a garden to Sproul Landing’s deck to teach students about soil-free technology. Read more...
Photo: UCLA officials plan to replace the plant beds on the Sproul Landing deck with a tower garden to grow fresh greens for Bruin Plate’s salad bar. (Laura Uzes/Daily Bruin)
