This post was updated March 8 at 9:55 p.m. Most UCLA students dread taking 8 a.m. lectures – the earliest courses UCLA offers. But by 7:30 a.m., John Cluff – the manager of the Mildred E. Read more...
Photo: Victoria Sork, the director of the Mildred E. Mathias Botanical Garden, smiles. Staff members at the garden work to keep its 7.5 acres clean and safe. (Leydi Cris Cobo Cordon/Daily Bruin senior staff)
This post was updated March 5 at 9:51 p.m. About 30 people gathered in Campbell Hall on Feb. 25 to honor two students and Black Panther Party members who were killed there in 1969 – and to call for the building to be renamed after the activists. Read more...
Photo: Leah Nelson, a second-year political science student, delivers a speech inside Campbell Hall. Community members gathered in the building on Feb. 25 to remember two students and Black Panther Party members who were killed there in in the 1960s. (Chenrui Zhang/Daily Bruin)
The Society of Women Engineers at UCLA and Phi Lambda Rho encouraged members to stand up for immigrant rights and celebrate Hispanic culture at a Feb. Read more...
Photo: Medha Prasad and Priya Soneji introduce the Society of Women Engineers at UCLA’s mission in lobbying. (Shaun Thomas/Daily Bruin senior staff)
This post was updated March 4 at 12:07 a.m. Kay Chung, a TikTok content creator and fourth-year dental student at the UCLA School of Dentistry, sat down with science and health contributor Maanasi Kademani to discuss her academic journey and her experience documenting it on social media. Read more...
Photo: Kay Chung, a TikTok content creator, is a fourth-year dental student at the UCLA School of Dentistry who has amassed almost 2 million TikTok followers and is known for her videos that demystify the dental school experience at UCLA. (Purvi Singhania/Daily Bruin)
This post was updated March 4 at 12:16 p.m. Flooding broke out in Saxon Suites on Tuesday afternoon, impacting 30 units. A water main break at Saxon caused units on the ground floor of houses E, F and G to flood, UCLA Housing said in a Tuesday emailed statement. Read more...
Photo: A flood impacts Saxon Suites. A water main break at Saxon caused several units on the ground floor to flood on Tuesday. (Jiah Jung/Daily Bruin)
This post was updated March 4 at 12:25 a.m. When Diana Rinza was a bilingual medical interpreter, she worked with a 16-year-old boy who was facing anxiety, depression and difficulty participating in school Rinza said the patient’s mom – who was undocumented and had stage four lung cancer – was struggling to pay rent and take care of her health. Read more...
Photo: Students recognized with the True Bruins R.A.I.S.E. award hold certificates. The award celebrates UCLA students who have stepped up to help a student in crisis and exemplify respect, accountability, integrity, service and excellence.(Courtesy of Taizo Nakayama)
The department of statistics and data science has a new teaching aide – only, it isn’t human. Thomas Maierhofer, a lecturer in the department of statistics and data science, developed an artificial intelligence teaching aide to use in his Statistics 10 and 20 classes. Read more...
Photo: Thomas Maierhofer, a lecturer in the department of statistics and data science, is pictured holding a computer displaying the artificial intelligence teaching aide he created. Maierhofer developed the aide, which he calls ALLISTAIR, for his Statistics 10 and 20 courses. (Joshua Neira/Daily Bruin)
