Law professor John Powell said in an annual UCLA human rights lecture Tuesday that he thinks increasing diversity in American society is perpetuating the historical structure of oppression and fear of minority groups. Read more...
Photo: John Powell, a professor of law at UC Berkeley, gave a lecture Tuesday night about the effects of increasing diversity in American society. (Felicia Ramirez/Daily Bruin staff)
Students running for office in next week’s graduate student government elections will see contested races for the first time in several years. The Graduate Students Association, the representative governing body for UCLA’s graduate and professional schools, currently has two slates campaigning for positions on next year’s council. Read more...
Westwood’s sixth Bruin’s Night Out event will take place Wednesday night, with more than 40 deals or discounts for UCLA students and a free premier screening of the new season of the television series “Game of Thrones.” The event, which was first held in 2011, will organized by the Westwood Community Council, the undergraduate student government’s Campus Events Commission and General Representative 1 office and, for the first time, HBO. Read more...
Photo: For the first time since Bruins Night Out was started three years ago, a TV show, “Game of Thrones,” will screen a preview showing during the event. (Daily Bruin file photo)
Watch a live stream of Tuesday's Undergraduate Students Association Council meeting. Read more...
UCLA’s graduate student government is considering rejoining a University of California-wide student advocacy organization in light of the coaliton’s recent push to address graduate student concerns. Read more...
Laura Albano dipped her hand tool into dark brown ink and applied it to the upper lip of the retired Army captain, covering up the scars from a deep burn he obtained on a tour of duty in Iraq eight years ago. Read more...
Photo: Capt. Jabari White was sitting as a passenger in a vehicle when a bomb detonated, burning 60 percent of his body. He now comes to Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center from Washington, D.C. for tattooing to blend the pigmentation on his face. (Felicia Ramirez/Daily Bruin staff)
Peter Taylor, the University of California’s chief financial officer and an expert on handling bonds and other finances for the UC, will resign from his office on April 25, officials announced last week. Read more...
Photo: University of California Chief Financial Officer Peter Taylor, who’s an expert on handling bonds and other finances for the University, will resign from his office on April 25. (Courtesy of University of California)
