The first candidate to visit UCLA for a new diversity vice chancellor position said at a forum Thursday that he would aim to involve the entire campus in his work and to lead a collective effort to promote an inclusive environment. Read more...
Photo: Franklin Tuitt, a candidate for the vice chancellor for equality, diversity and inclusion position, spoke at an open forum on campus Thursday afternoon. (Kailey Rishovd/Daily Bruin)
Nijum Pratik and her family came to the U.S. from Bangladesh in 2010, but she struggled to find a place at UCLA to discuss the war and regional conflict that had impacted her homeland. Read more...
Photo: Members of the Bengali Students Association formed the club in November. The club aims to provide a space for Bengali students to connect with their heritage, especially students who were born in the U.S. and want to know more about their culture. (Heidy Cadena/Daily Bruin)
A study released Monday by three UCLA professors showed that undocumented college students have higher anxiety levels than those of students who are legal residents because some may fear deportation and have extreme concerns about financing their college education. Read more...
Game designer and UCLA Design | Media Arts graduate student Aliah Magdalena Darke explains the inspiration behind her game, “Objectif,” and her invitation to exhibit the game at the French museum, Cité des Sciences et de l’Industrie. Read more...
Photo: (Collette Del Poso/Daily Bruin)
A Los Angeles Superior Court judge sentenced a former UCLA water polo player to 180 days in jail and five years of probation Thursday after he pleaded no contest to one charge of assault by means likely to produce great bodily injury and one charge of making a criminal threat. Read more...
Photo: Hakop Kaplanyan (center), 20, is accompanied by his lawyer, George Mgdesyan (left) as he waits to be sentenced. (Jintak Han/Daily Bruin)
UCLA and other University of California members of the Association of American Universities will not take part in the association’s sexual assault climate survey in April. Read more...
UCLA health officials found that a student who lives in Sproul Hall had signs and symptoms consistent with the chicken pox last week. All Sproul Hall residents received an email about the symptoms last week after the student visited the Arthur Ashe Student Health and Wellness Center, said Sam Elias, Ashe Center assistant medical director. Read more...
