Tuesday, August 4

USAC panel challenges stereotypes, taboo around sex addiction

Adi Jaffe sat before a group of 20 students Tuesday evening and shared a single text message from his wife that changed his life. “She said she’d found my Ashley Madison account,” said Jaffe, a psychology professor. Read more...

Photo: Psychology professor Adi Jaffe led a discussion with students about dealing with sex addiction at an undergraduate student government Student Wellness Commission event Tuesday. (Daily Bruin file photo)



Peer coaching program helps students have the GRIT to take on life

Students often find themselves caught up with academics, social lives and doubt about the future – it’s stressful. The GRIT Coaching Program, by the Bruin Resource Center, is trying to fill this need by employing peer counselors to lend an ear to fellow students and helping them improve their mental well-being. Read more...

Photo: Kimberly Ann Streigel/Daily Bruin



Bruins bridge barriers, build bonds between students on Valentine’s Day

Louise Tamondong and Johnny Dang met just last week and now finish each other’s sentences. Tamondong, a first-year physics student and Dang, a second-year molecular, cell and developmental biology student, met through Bruin Connections, a service started by two UCLA students for Valentine’s Day last week. Read more...

Photo: Louise Tamondong, a first-year physics student and Johnny Dang, a second-year molecular, cellular and developmental biology student, met through Bruin Connections, a service started by two UCLA students. (Kathy Chen/Daily Bruin)


UCLA gets C+ grade on UCSA mental health resource evaluation

Long waits, a limited number of visits and a low staff-to-student ratio contributed to the low score the University of California Student Association awarded UCLA on Sunday in its evaluation of the school’s student mental health services. Read more...

Photo: University of California Student Association awarded UCLA a C+ in its evaluation of the school’s student mental health services. (Daily Bruin file photo)