Thursday, October 29

Transfer Program Director aims to help transfer students

When she first moved to Los Angeles to be an actress, Heather Adams had no idea what path her life would take. More than 20 years later, Adams, a UCLA transfer alumnus, heads the Transfer Student Program at the Bruin Resource Center. Read more...

Photo: Transfer program Co-Directors Heather Adams, right, and Melissa Sinclair, left. (Photo courtesy of Heather Adams)



Q&A: UCLA professor talks new study on LA’s minimum wage increase

A research foundation granted UCLA professors $570,000 to study the effects of raising the minimum wage in Los Angeles over the next five years. The team will study changes in wage and employment, product prices and health. Read more...

Photo: Dr. Edward Learner, chair of management at the UCLA Anderson School of Management, will lead an Anderson team in a three-year-long research project to study the effects of raising the minimum wage in Los Angeles over the next five years. (Anisha Joshi/Daily Bruin)


UC to cut need-based aid for incoming out-of-state students

The University of California will no longer provide need-based financial aid for incoming out-of-state students to accommodate for the planned increase in enrollment of in-state students. Read more...

Photo: The University of California will stop providing need-based financial aid for incoming out-of-state students to accommodate for the planned increase in enrollment of in-state students. The University will increase resident enrollment by 5,000 in the 2016-2017 academic year. (Emaan Baqai/Daily Bruin senior staff)


When a UCLA bonfire starts to burn, community ignites Beat ‘SC spirit

Event planners raced past Chuck Goolley as he stood at the base of a 30-foot wood tower, patiently waiting for them to set the wood palettes ablaze. Read more...

Photo: The 2015 Beat ‘SC bonfire and rally, organized by the Student Alumni Association, featured dance and music performances. The capstone of the annual rally is the bonfire in the middle of Wilson Plaza. With the 30-foot fire raging, fans gathered to cheer on UCLA football for its upcoming matchup against USC on Saturday. (Austin Yu/Daily Bruin senior staff)


How the new $650M USC Village stacks up against Westwood Village

Westwood Village has been a historical part of UCLA since its opening in 1929, a community USC’s upcoming university village will attempt to establish in only three years, Westwood officials said. Read more...

Photo: USC is constructing a $650-million University Village that will include five-story residence halls, restaurants, shops and a large recreational plaza. The university announced the plan last year and estimated it will be completed by 2017. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)