DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA — The Daily Bruin won two National Pacemaker Awards on Saturday for the nation’s best college newspaper and best college online news outlet for the 2015-2016 year. Read more...
Photo: The Daily Bruin won its fifth Newspaper Pacemaker and its second Online Pacemaker awards at the Associated Collegiate Press Convention. (Sam Hoff/Daily Bruin senior staff)
This post was updated Oct. 22 at 1:30 p.m. Students gathered in Meyerhoff Park Friday for the Send Silence Packing display. The display, organized by the UCLA chapter of Active Minds, featured empty backpacks lined on steps to raise awareness for suicide prevention. Read more...
Photo: The Send Silence Packing display featured empty backpacks placed on steps to represent the number of college students that commit suicide each year. (Coco Wang/Daily Bruin)
An undergraduate student government commission partnered with Herstory, a social media project, with the goal of empowering women on campus. The USAC Academic Affairs Commission and Herstory introduced the Women Empowerment Campaign on Oct. Read more...
A glowing sea of red, yellow and white lanterns will flood the streets of downtown Los Angeles on Saturday night. The lanterns are the highlight of the Light the Night Walk, a fundraising initiative by the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. Read more...
Photo: (Juliette Le Saint/ Daily Bruin contributor)
Loudspeakers in the David Geffen School of Medicine prompted people to “Drop, Cover and Hold On” during an earthquake drill Thursday morning. The drill, which was part of the Great California ShakeOut, happens yearly and aims to prepare California residents for earthquakes. Read more...
Photo: (Juliette Le Saint/ Daily Bruin contributor)
The image of the rust-colored robot, Wall-E, sitting on a pile of trash, was projected onto a large screen as a speaker addressed her audience. The world in 2050 will likely resemble the Pixar movie, she told them. Read more...
Photo: Katherine Sullivan, administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, spoke at the first UCLA College Luskin Endowment Symposium Tuesday. (Jintak Han/Assistant Photo Editor)
A congresswoman spoke to UCLA Army ROTC cadets about her 20 years of experience on military and veteran affairs. Rep. Loretta Sanchez, D-Santa Ana, discussed her service on the House Armed Services Committee and House Committee on Homeland Security with about 50 people Thursday morning at the Pavilion Club in Pauley Pavilion. Read more...
Photo: Rep. Loretta Sanchez, D-Santa Ana, talked about serving on the House Armed Services Committee and House Committee on Homeland Security at an event Thursday morning. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
