Isabella Gregoretti woke up Monday to text messages from her family and friends updating her about the fires that swept through Northern California early in the morning. Read more...
Photo: Fires burned through Northern California on Monday morning, killing at least 10 people, destroying at least 1,500 homes and forcing over 20,000 people to evacuate from their homes. (Courtesy of James Gregoretti)
Incoming first-year undergraduate students are increasingly concerned with the cost of their education, a national survey found. The Cooperative Institutional Research Program Freshman Survey found 55.9 percent of incoming first-year students are at least somewhat concerned with the cost of their education and 13.3 percent have major concerns about financing their education. Read more...
Aura Cruz Heredia could not get in contact with her family in Puerto Rico for about a week after a hurricane struck the island last month. Read more...
Photo: Aura Cruz Heredia’s brother José Cruz Heredia stands before a fallen tree. Because of the hurricane, Heredia could not get in contact with her family in Puerto Rico for about a week. (Courtesy of Luis José Cruz)
Economics students will soon be able to specialize their education by enrolling in a concentration that focuses on a particular goal or academic interest. The economics department is launching concentrations this quarter, which will be optional and consist of sets of suggested upper division courses that students in the department can take to focus on a specific area of economics, according to the department’s website. Read more...
Photo: Bunche hall serves as the home of the economics department, which will introduce a set of concentrations this quarter. (Daily Bruin file photo)
Conrad Contreras and Mallory Valenzuela named their online forum aimed at connecting Filipino-Americans after Bahay Kubo, a communal stilt house signifying community in Filipino culture. Contreras and Valenzuela, who graduated from UCLA in 2015 and 2013, respectively, launched wearekubo.com, an online content engine, in August. Read more...
Photo: UCLA alumni Conrad Contreras and Mallory Valenzuela launched Kubo to increase Filipino-American representation in the media. (Courtesy of Conrad Contreras and Mallory Valenzuela)
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...
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)
