Wednesday, May 13


Missing UCLA grad student found dead in Sierra Nevada

This post was updated on Nov. 23 at 4:58 p.m. A UCLA graduate student who was reported missing last week was found dead Saturday after an avalanche hit an Inyo County wilderness area, according to a statement from local police officials. Read more...

Photo: A UCLA graduate student who was reported missing last week was found dead Saturday in a wilderness area in Inyo County. (Courtesy of Catherine Meyers).


UCSA proposes opt-out fee to increase funding, equalize representation

The University of California Student Association proposed at the council meeting Tuesday to allow students to opt out of a student fee used to cover the costs of the undergraduate student government’s UCSA membership. Read more...

Photo: The undergraduate student government received a proposal from the University of California Student Association that would allow students to opt out of a student fee used to cover the costs of its membership. (Efron Pinon/Daily Bruin)




Pasadena city manager appointed UCLA administrative vice chancellor

A Pasadena city manager will serve as the next administrative vice chancellor effective March, UCLA officials announced in a statement Friday. Michael Beck has operated Pasadena’s $685 million budget and manages city departments, such as the fire, police, public works and transportation departments, since the beginning of his term as city manager in October 2008. Read more...


Student-run startup Kotu offers printing, delivery service

Sonny Desai hurried through North Village late Monday night, trekking through the frigid wind. Instead of taking shelter indoors, Desai, a third-year economics student, delivered a printed PowerPoint document to a student on Kelton Avenue. Read more...

Photo: Left to right: Sonny Desai, Terrell Gray, Luke Chui, Steve O’Dell. Four UCLA students started Kotu Printing, a company that prints and delivers documents on campus and in Westwood. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)