Thursday, July 23

Students concerned about UCLA’s lack of wildfire emergency plan for campus, dorms

If a wildfire threatened UCLA, administrators plan to defend the campus rather than evacuate all students. Michael Beck, administrative vice chancellor, said UCLA has an agreement with the Los Angeles Fire Department to provide sufficient resources to ensure campus safety, particularly for student housing facilities. Read more...

Photo: The Getty fire did not threaten campus because the wind pushed it west of the 405 Freeway. If such a blaze threatened campus, logistical problems would prevent UCLA from evacuating all students. Instead, the Los Angeles Fire Department would work to defend the campus and students would be free to self-evacuate. (Kanishka Mehra/Assistant Photo editor)


UCLA Health for Bruins clinic aims to increase accessibility to campus health care

An additional student clinic has been open for a year now, but remains in its pilot program because of low student use. The clinic, UCLA Health for Bruins, opened September 2018 at 100 Medical Plaza, Suite 490. Read more...

Photo: UCLA Health for Bruins, a clinic for students, opened in September 2018 but has been operating as a pilot program since then. Its physicians hope to offer students health services later in the evening and, eventually, over the weekends. (Daanish Bhatti/Daily Bruin)


MATLAB software now accessible for free to all UCLA students, staff and faculty

The UCLA community can now access the programming software MATLAB for free via a campuswide license. UCLA administrators sent a campuswide email Thursday, announcing UCLA would be providing a campuswide license of the software for students, faculty and staff. Read more...

Photo: Students, faculty and staff can now access MATLAB for free via a campuswide license paid for by UCLA administrators. Students who purchased the software between Sept. 23 and Thursday are eligible for reimbursements. (Niveda Tennety/Assistant Photo editor)


Married lecturer duo hopes to instill a sustainable mindset in students

This post was updated Nov. 4 at 10:30 p.m. Through both their curriculum and married lifestyle, Tamar Christensen and Randy Fallows urge others to be more environmentally sustainable. Read more...

Photo: Tamar Christensen (left) and Randy Fallows (right), both UCLA Writing Programs lecturers, urge others, particularly UCLA students, to be more environmentally sustainable in their daily lives. The two even spotlight many environmental documentaries and readings in their syllabi to encourage students to be more environmentally conscious. (Niveda Tennety/Assistant Photo editor)


Daily Bruin wins awards for nation’s best collegiate newspaper, websites

This post was updated Nov. 3 at 2:14 p.m. The Daily Bruin won three National Pacemaker Awards on Saturday for its newspaper, website and magazine website for the 2018-2019 year, the first time it has won in all three categories in the same year. Read more...

Photo: The Daily Bruin received three National Pacemaker Awards on Saturday for best four-year college newspaper, website and magazine website for the 2018-2019 year. (Liz Ketcham/Photo editor)


Students demand action, reduced fossil fuel use at LA youth climate strike

Climate activist Greta Thunberg encouraged youth to continue protesting for environmental change at a Los Angeles climate strike Friday. Around 3,000 protesters gathered at the steps of the Los Angeles City Hall to protest the continued use of fossil fuels and oil drilling around Los Angeles. Read more...

Photo: The Los Angeles youth climate strike saw many attendees bring handmade signs with messages on everything from environmental issues and the climate crisis to social justice and veganism. (Daniel Leibowitz/Daily Bruin staff)