A man who appears to be falsely claiming association with on-campus organizations has been coming into classes and attempting to sell tickets to students for admittance to paintball parks. Read more...
Photo: A man selling paintball tickets to students in lecture halls claims to be associated with Associated Students UCLA and UCLA Special Events and Protocol, but he does not appear to be connected with either organization. (Liz Ketcham/Assistant Photo editor)
UCLA administrators and UCLA Extension employees offered conflicting accounts of UCLA Extension’s recent leadership overhaul. Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost Scott Waugh appointed three new interim administrators following the retirement of UCLA Extension’s previous dean, Wayne Smutz, in October. Read more...
Photo: UCLA Extension is either turning a corner or facing the same problems of lack of transparency, depending on who is asked. About 75 employees have left UCLA Extension over the last few months, but UCLA spokesperson Ricardo Vazquez said vacated positions are being filled. (Alice Naland/Daily Bruin)
Eliminating standardized testing from the college admissions process may not make the process more fair for students from historically underrepresented socioeconomic classes, UCLA students and faculty said. Read more...
Photo: Beyond the Score, a student organization, held a town hall Feb. 20 to discuss the drawbacks of using standardized testing in college admissions and to campaign for the removal of standardized testing as an admissions factor. (Metztli Garcia/Daily Bruin)
Students can now get around Westwood with electric bicycles. Wheels electric bicycles allow users to access and ride the vehicles using a mobile application, similar to Lime and Bird electric scooters. Read more...
Photo: Wheels electric bicycles come with a foam seat, 14-inch wheels, integrated Bluetooth speakers and swappable replacement parts. Users access the bikes with a mobile application similarly to Bird and Lime scooters. (Elise Tsai/Daily Bruin)
The North Westwood Neighborhood Council is the official neighborhood council representing Westwood Village and UCLA to the Los Angeles City Council. Council meetings are open to the public and held monthly. Read more...
Campus organizations hosted a club fair on Bruin Plaza to raise awareness of homelessness and kick off the fifth annual Homelessness Awareness Week on Monday. The Mobile Clinic Project, Swipe Out Hunger, Hunger Project, Bruin Shelter and CalFresh Initiative hosted the Homelessness Awareness Fair to promote dialogue about the overarching issue of homelessness in the greater Los Angeles area and inform students about the different organizations’ goals. Read more...
Photo: The Mobile Clinic Project, Swipe Out Hunger, Hunger Project, Bruin Shelter and CalFresh Initiative hosted the fair to promote dialogue about homelessness in Los Angeles. (Elise Tsai/Daily Bruin)
A referendum to increase housing costs for more programming in north university apartments failed Feb. 27. The referendum, which was created by UCLA Residential Life, would have increased student fees for University Apartments North residents by $38.76 per year. Read more...
Photo: UCLA Residential Life held a referendum asking University Apartments North residents if they wanted to increase student fees in exchange for more programming. 91 percent of voters voted no. (Daily Bruin file photo)
