The Westwood Village Improvement Association increased the fees businesses need to pay Thursday, for the second time since the organization’s creation. Businesses operating in Westwood Village pay assessment fees to the association to fund services, such as cleaning the streets and repairing lighting. Read more...
News, Westwood
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May 26, 12:42 am
Westwood Village Improvement Association increases assessment fees
Crime, News
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May 25, 4:06 pm
University police investigate suspicious package near School of Dentistry
This post was updated May 25 at 4:27 p.m. University police investigated a suspicious package near the entrance of the UCLA School of Dentistry Thursday afternoon and determined it was harmless. Read more...
Photo: UCPD is investigating a suspicious package in front of the UCLA School of Dentistry’s entrance. (Jintak Han/Assistant Photo editor)
Campus, News, Science & Health
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May 25, 1:21 am
New digital humanities summer class to offer hands-on analyses of LA
UCLA will offer a new interdisciplinary course involving hands-on projects and fieldwork in Los Angeles this summer. Students registered in summer sessions can apply to Digital Humanities 30: “Los Angeles Tech City: Digital Technologies & Spatial Justice” until July 2. Read more...
Campus, News
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May 25, 1:20 am
New Dining Services online feature optimizes meal-time efficiency
A new feature on the UCLA Dining Services website allows students to see how busy dining halls are during meal times. The new software system, called Haystack, was developed as a research project by computer science graduate student Joshua Joy. Read more...
Crime, News, UC
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May 25, 1:19 am
UC narrowing down supplier for body, in-car cameras for police officers
The University of California began searching for suppliers in April to implement body and in-car cameras for university police officers systemwide. The UC will determine the new policy’s costs and timeline for implementation after choosing a supplier, UC spokesperson Stephanie Beechem said in an email statement. Read more...
Photo: (Noelle Cho/Daily Bruin)
A Closer Look, News
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May 24, 11:45 pm
Black Male Institute conference outlines black, Latino student issues
Speakers presented research on the challenges black and Latino students face in education at a conference Wednesday. The Black Male Institute hosted its 2017 Think Tank conference, called “Dismantling the School-to-Prison Pipeline,” at UCLA’s Meyer and Renee Luskin Conference Center. Read more...
Photo: Joanna Navarro, an undergraduate student researcher, presented her findings on two programs put on by the Black Male Institute at its 2017 Think Tank conference: “Dismantling the School-to-Prison Pipeline.” (Habeba Mostafa/Daily Bruin)
Campus, News
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May 24, 11:44 pm
Gene Block, Jerry Kang weigh in on UC finance allocations, free speech
Chancellor Gene Block meets with the Daily Bruin Editorial Board every quarter to discuss issues affecting the campus and to explain administrative policies. At their meeting Wednesday, Block, joined by Vice Chancellor of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Jerry Kang, addressed the list of demands by the Afrikan Student Union, the University of California cap on nonresident students and free speech on campus, among other topics. Read more...
Photo: Chancellor Gene Block said he was unconcerned about the projected loss for the UCLA Meyer and Renee Luskin Conference Center because revenue from other UCLA properties would cover the loss. (Owen Emerson/Daily Bruin senior staff)