After more than 50 years of marriage and 44 years as active members of the Westwood community, Sandy and Jerry Brown admit their jobs can be frustrating, but the chance to make a difference makes it worth the struggle. Read more...
Photo: Sandy and Jerry Brown, who have been married for 52 years, have been influencing Westwood’s history since they moved here in 1963. (Tehya Faulk/Daily Bruin)
University of California professors held a workshop Saturday for high school students to develop ways to ease communication across cultural barriers like linguistic and socioeconomic ones. Read more...
Photo: In its first event, the UC Digital Cultures Lab hosted three workshops for high school students using digital tools to relate to social issues they face. (Diana Chen/Daily Bruin)
Westwood officials postponed plans to create a community plaza on Broxton Avenue and created a committee to address the proposal's logistical and funding problems. Read more...
Photo: The Westwood Village Improvement Association will not apply to create a community plaza on Broxton Avenue this year so it can take more time to improve the plaza’s design and negotiate costs. (Westwood Village Improvement Association)
UCLA faculty, California politicians and business executives are developing new technological tools that support California’s efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, as announced at a conference held at the UCLA School of Law Friday. Read more...
All UCLA travelers, including 53 students in Paris, are safe after a series of attacks on the city Friday night, UCLA officials have confirmed. Read more...
Afrikan Student Union members said they are disappointed the UCLA administration only addressed about half their demands to solve issues of racial inequality on campus. Chancellor Gene Block announced Friday UCLA administrators will hire an officer to increase outreach and recruitment of black students, and develop more robust anti-discrimination policies. Read more...
Photo: Afrikan Student Union members said they are disappointed that UCLA administration only addressed about half their demands to solve issues of racial inequality. (Daniel Alcazar/Bruin senior staff)
Bruins gathered Thursday afternoon to stand in solidarity with black students on the University of Missouri campus. UCLA faculty and the Afrikan Student Union led the rally in support of the protests occurring on other campuses and to bring awareness to issues impacting UCLA’s black community. Read more...
