Los Angeles’ climate is getting warmer, not colder, despite snow, lower temperatures and increased precipitation this month. This February has been the coldest in nearly 60 years, with the average temperature in LA this month falling five degrees lower than the normal average. Read more...
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February 28, 12:49 am
Affordable housing development program to expand and launch this summer
UCLA has developed an educational program which aims to help housing professionals address issues regarding affordable housing. The Howard and Irene Levine Affordable Housing Development Program is an interdisciplinary educational curriculum developed jointly by faculty from the UCLA Anderson School of Management’s Ziman Center for Real Estate, UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs and UCLA School of Law. Read more...
Photo: Joan Ling is the Howard and Irene Levine Affordable Housing Development Program co-director and an urban planning lecturer. She said the program helps enrollees acquire skills and knowledge that can often take a considerable amount of time to learn when actively working in the field. (Courtesy of Berangere Altier)
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February 27, 12:10 am
Panel members discuss ongoing experiences recovering from eating disorders
This post was updated Feb. 28 at 3:59 p.m. Elena Eu said recovery from her eating disorder wasn’t a finish line, but rather an ongoing journey at a panel Tuesday night. Read more...
Photo: Six speakers, including one UCLA student, talked about their experiences with eating disorders and how they have each approached recovery at an event held by the Body Image Task Force and Project HEAL Tuesday. (Tabatha Lewis/Daily Bruin)
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February 26, 11:17 pm
Bruin Tea: Who is the oldest and the youngest student at UCLA?
Quarter system got you down? Have you fallen and can’t get up? Bruin Tea is a series investigating student questions and petty concerns about UCLA. Question: Who is the oldest and the youngest student at UCLA? Read more...
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February 26, 11:14 pm
Learning assistant program expands to reach more students in various disciplines
Learning assistants are being integrated into more STEM courses and introduced to North Campus courses. The Undergraduate Learning Assistant Program allows students who have done well in a course in the past to assist current students, according to the Center for Education Innovation and Learning in the Sciences website. Read more...
Photo: (Courtesy of Learning Assistants)
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February 26, 10:57 pm
Five men disrupt chemistry class by performing keg stands
Five men disrupted a chemistry lecture Feb. 20 by doing keg stands in front of the class, a stunt which students said they think was likely performed for a YouTube prank video. Read more...
Photo: Youtubers disrupted a chemistry class Feb. 20 to do keg stands. The professor said she hoped they would leave quickly. (Courtesy of Jody Yang)
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February 26, 10:53 pm
UCPath makes plan to compensate for its payroll inaccuracies
The University of California will pay student employees to compensate for widespread issues with a new payroll system. The system, University of California Payroll, Academic Personnel, Timekeeping and Human Resources, was implemented at UCLA in September. Read more...
Photo: (Daily Bruin file photo)