Students will have to go to designated locations on campus before requesting an Uber or Lyft ride, starting Monday. UCLA Transportation has partnered with Uber and Lyft to create designated pickup zones at 12 locations on campus, according to its website. Read more...
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September 25, 2:36 pm
Westwood Village Block Party brings local businesses closer to students
Waves of new students entered Westwood Village to roller skate and try food samples at a block party Sunday afternoon. UCLA and the Westwood Village Improvement Association partnered to host the first annual UCLA Westwood Village Block Party as students moved in over the weekend. Read more...
Photo: UCLA and the Westwood Village Improvement Association hosted the first annual UCLA Westwood Village Block Party on Sunday. New students were treated to free samples from Westwood businesses, a roller-skating rink and petting zoo on Broxton Avenue. (Jacob Preal/Daily Bruin senior staff)
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September 22, 10:15 am
Alumnus’ site helps filmmakers of all creeds find shoot locations
Brian L. Tan went bar-hopping every night for a month. The purpose of these visits was not to drink, however; he was looking for a location to shoot a short film that required a bar setting. Read more...
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September 22, 10:07 am
UCLA admission rate hits record low, student concerns on diversity arise
UCLA’s admission rate reached 16.1 percent this year, its lowest level ever. The university also admitted a higher percentage of out-of-state students than in-state students and increased the percentage of students it admitted from underrepresented minority groups. Read more...
Photo: Photo credit: Pauline Ordonez
A Closer Look, Campus, News, Science & Health
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September 22, 10:04 am
Exploring other routes may benefit pre-meds unsure about medical school
As fall rolls in each year, many premedical students and alumni must quickly learn to balance both their academic and nonacademic commitments with medical school applications. Read more...
Photo: (Juliette Le Saint/Illustrations director) Photo credit: Juliette Le Saint
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September 22, 9:55 am
Faculty Women’s Club celebrates 100 years of empowering women
A UCLA group created to fight for women’s rights before UCLA was even established will be celebrating its centenary this year. The UCLA Faculty Women’s Club is holding several programs for its members over the next few months, including dinners and galas, to celebrate the centenary. Read more...
Photo: The UCLA Faculty Women’s Club will celebrate its centennial in March 2018 and has planned a series of celebratory activities for the upcoming year. (Courtesy of the UCLA Faculty Women’s Club)
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September 22, 9:54 am
Student DACA recipients voice concerns over past obstacles, future fears
As a child, Karen Coronilla would get upset when her father would come home after a day’s work in construction or gardening without any pay. “He’d say, ‘Well I didn’t get paid today, I’m undocumented so there’s nothing I can do,’” Coronilla said. Read more...
Photo: Yael Pineda, a Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals recipient who graduated in the spring, spoke to the Daily Bruin about her concerns for the future after President Donald Trump ended the program. (Axel Lopez/Daily Bruin)