Sunday, May 3

New policy aims to prevent misrepresentation, disruption of service animals

UCLA updated its animal access policy to clarify which animals are allowed in campus buildings after several students attempted to pass off their dogs as service dogs. Read more...

Photo: UCLA updated its policy for animals on campus after several students and visitors attempted to pass off their animals as service dogs. The policy will not affect campus therapy dogs events.(Niveda Tennety/Daily Bruin)



Amendments to housing, residential councils’ constitution include change to stipends

Residential student officials can receive increased retroactive pay this year following constitutional changes to officials’ stipends. The On-Campus Housing Council and the Resident Government Council, which oversee student representative governments on the Hill, approved the retroactive pay increase when ratifying their new governing document Feb. Read more...

Photo: The On-Campus Housing Council and Resident Government Council, which are some of the governing bodies of the Hill, voted to ratify a new constitution on Feb. 26. The constitution will change student representative stipends amounts. (Daily Bruin file photo)


UCLA art department establishes new chair position with $2 million grant

UCLA received $2 million to establish a new chair position at the UCLA School of the Arts and Architecture, a university press release announced May 14. Read more...

Photo: Lynda and Stewart Resnick, co-owners of The Wonderful Company, awarded UCLA with $2 million to establish a new chair position at the UCLA School of the Arts and Architecture. (Daily Bruin file photo)


Palisociety hotel opens for UCLA students, families in Westwood Village

A new hotel opened in Westwood this month. Palisociety, a real estate development and hospitality operating company, opened the Palihotel in Westwood Village on May 8. Read more...

Photo: Palihotel opened in Westwood Village on May 8. This is the fifth hotel that Palisociety, a real estate development and hospitality operating company, has opened in Los Angeles, with other locations in West Hollywood, Santa Monica, Melrose and Culver City. (Lauren Man/Daily Bruin)


Community improvement projects to beautify neglected streets of Westwood

Westwood residents will soon enjoy flowers and cleaner sidewalks on a stretch of Westwood Boulevard. The North Westwood Neighborhood Council approved $4,000 in funding for two Westwood Boulevard beautification projects at a meeting May 8. Read more...

Photo: The North Westwood Neighborhood Council approved $4,000 in funding for two Westwood Boulevard beautification projects. The Los Angeles Conservation Corps will be conducting the improvements. (Sim Beauchamp/Daily Bruin)


New UCLA policy requires gender-inclusive amenities on campus

UCLA announced a new policy which would require gender-inclusive facilities in every building on campus. Assistant vice chancellor of Facilities Management Kelly Schmader said in an email announcement Tuesday that Policy 890 would convert all existing one-person, gender-specific restrooms on campus to one-person, gender-inclusive restrooms. Read more...

Photo: All UCLA buildings would be required to have gender inclusive restrooms under revisions made to Policy 890, Gender Inclusive Facilities. Students can submit public comments about the policy on the UCLA Administrative Policies and Procedure website until June 20. (Niveda Tennety/Daily Bruin)