Debby Erazo, a third-year public affairs student, received her second rejection in two years from the Bruin Belles Service Association last year. But she wasn’t surprised, she said. Read more...
Photo: The Bruin Belles, founded in the 1940s, is a service organization for women at UCLA. It is also an exclusive organization, accepting fewer than a third of all applicants. (Tanmay Shankar/Assistant Photo editor)
A music student was the first recipient of a new scholarship inspired by Beach Boys co-founder Brian Wilson. The scholarship, awarded this year to third-year music composition student David Ghesser, will be presented every other year to a third-year student in the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music interested in pursuing a career in composing, arranging or producing popular music. Read more...
Photo: David Ghesser (left), a third-year music composition student, was the first recipient of a new scholarship named after Beach Boys co-founder Brian Wilson (right). The scholarship was facilitated by a $100,000 donation from UCLA adjunct professor David Leaf (center). (Courtesy of Daniel Ghesser)
This post was updated Oct. 3 at 12:27 a.m. Kelly Lytle Hernández, a UCLA professor of history and African American studies, was announced in September as one of 26 winners of the prestigious MacArthur Fellowship. Read more...
Photo: Kelly Lytle Hernández, a professor of history and African American studies, was announced in September as one of 26 recipients of the prestigious MacArthur Foundation “genius” grant award. Hernández was one of only two historians to receive the award this year. (Courtesy of John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation)
Traffic can make traveling around LA slow, but Bruin Hyperloop wants to make it really fast. Bruin Hyperloop is a UCLA club dedicated to building a hyperloop to compete in an annual competition hosted by SpaceX, an aerospace company founded by Elon Musk. Read more...
Photo: Bruin Hyperloop is a campus club attempting to create a model of Elon Musk’s proposed hyperloop technology for SpaceX’s annual competition. The hyperloop, which could potentially transport people in pods through near-vacuum tubes, could reduce congestion and the cost of transporting goods in Los Angeles, club members said. (Ellie Tsai/Daily Bruin)
In Dana Cuff’s vision for the future of Los Angeles, architecture is the solution to the housing crisis. Cuff, a professor in the department of architecture and urban design, was honored by professional journal Architectural Record on Sept. Read more...
Photo: Dana Cuff, a professor in the School of Arts and Architecture, received the Women in Architecture Award for advocacy in September. She received the distinction for her work as director of cityLAB, a UCLA think tank that develops design projects to tackle urban housing problems. (Ashley Kenney/Daily Bruin)
This post was updated Sept. 30 at 7:55 p.m. George Takei, a celebrated actor and UCLA alumnus, denounced continued oppression of ethnic minorities in America during his talk at a downtown event Sunday. Read more...
Photo: George Takei, a celebrated actor and UCLA alumnus, and Myung Hee Cho, the associate dean of UCLA’s Equity, Diversity & Inclusion office, discussed the oppression of minorities such as Asian Americans in media in the United States. (Emily Ng/Daily Bruin)
A new juice and coffee bar is offering healthier alternatives to local competitors for Westwood residents. Qwench Juice Bar, a Los Angeles-based franchise that started in 2013, opened its doors in Westwood on June 24. Read more...
Photo: Qwench Juice Bar, which features health-focused drinks, commissioned a UCLA mural to attract students. Owner RJ Mattox hopes students will come to study and take social media pictures in front of the mural. (Emily Ng/Daily Bruin)
