University police released photos Tuesday of a man wanted for robbing a UCLA employee at a Westwood ATM earlier this month. Police said the man came up to the employee at a Bank of America machine on Westwood Boulevard, then told the employee to give him money and that he had a gun. Read more...
Photo: University police are looking for a man wanted for robbing a UCLA employee in a Westwood ATM. (UCPD)
Greek Week, the annual UCLA fraternity and sorority philanthropy event, is donating this year to the Special Olympics World Summer Games to be held in Los Angeles, with $2,700 already fundraised for the July event. Read more...
Photo: Greek Week is an annual philanthropy event hosted by UCLA’s fraternities and sororities. (Daily Bruin file photo)
A UCLA Extension instructor was recently selected for a Fulbright Specialists Project in Namibia by the United States Department of State and the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board. Read more...
Photo: Dr. James Adams, who teaches employment law and human resources development at UCLA Extension, was recently selected for a Fulbright Specialist program. (Courtesy of Business Wire)
UCLA will compete for the next three weeks with over 175 college and university campuses, both American and Canadian, to save the most energy and water in its residence halls. Read more...
Photo: UCLA’s Do It in the Dark energy-saving competition recently launched with an event on the Hill. (Kailey Rishovd/Daily Bruin)
More UCLA students have been applying to Teach for America, a national program that recruits college graduates to teach in lower-income and disadvantaged neighborhoods, than in previous years, despite a national trend of decreasing applications to the program. Read more...
The undergraduate student government unanimously voted Tuesday to set spending caps for candidates, recognize the existence of slates and mandate the disclosure of campaign funding sources in the spring election. Read more...
Photo: Election Board Chair Shagun Kabra, a third-year mathematics/economics student, presents on changes to the Election Code to USAC. (Brandon Choe/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Westwood residents and commuters are now able to buy tickets for the Commuter Express bus system on California’s first mobile ticketing app for public transportation. The Los Angeles Department of Transportation launched the LA Mobile app, which allows bus riders to check schedules and purchase tickets for the Commuter Express and DASH bus systems, at a public event Tuesday. Read more...
