Sunday, August 2


Q&A: Professor talks income segregation in land use regulations

Associate professor Paavo Monkkonen and assistant professor Michael Lens, of the Urban Planning Department at the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs, spent the past few years investigating the relationship between land use regulations and segregation by income. Read more...

Photo: UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs professors Paavo Monkkonen and Michael Lens had their research in urban planning cited in the September issue of a White House publication. (Jennifer Hu/Daily Bruin)


USAC creates database for easy access to information about committees

Students can now access information about undergraduate student government officials in one place. The USAC Office of the President introduced an official website earlier this week to give students a space to get updates about internship opportunities and events in the office, said USAC President Danny Siegel. Read more...

Photo: The USAC Office of the President has introduced a new website to allow students easier and more convenient access to information about officials. (Courtesy of USAC)


Student overcomes dark past, on track to successful graduation

Jackie Iovino had no family support, no money and battled heroin addiction for several years, not long ago. Her battle came to an end in 2014 when she became an anthropology student at UCLA. Read more...

Photo: Jackie Iovino, a current UCLA graduate student in anthropology battled heroin addiction and homelessness for several years, before she joined UCLA. (Efren Piñon/Daily Bruin)




EVP office organizes Turnout Tuesdays to encourage voting

The undergraduate student government’s external vice president’s office held an event Tuesday to educate students about voting for the upcoming elections. The event, which was held from 10 a.m. Read more...

Photo: The undergraduate student government’s external vice president office held the first Turnout Tuesday of the academic year in Bruin Plaza. BruinsVote! plans to register 15,000 students for the presidential election by the Oct. 24 deadline. (Pinkie Su/Daily Bruin)