Veronica Garibaldi, a UCLA food service worker, unexpectedly went into labor while working at Rendezvous, an on-campus restaurant, in 2004 – her last day of work before maternity leave. Read more...
Photo: Veronica Garibaldi, a UCLA food service worker, waves at a person walking by Rendezvous. Garibaldi has worked with her son, Jaime Cardona, at UCLA Dining for two years. (Leydi Cris Cobo Cordon/Daily Bruin senior staff)
This post was updated April 26 at 10:04 p.m. More than 100 people gathered for a vigil at the base of Janss Steps on Friday evening to commemorate the 111th anniversary of the start of the Armenian Genocide. Read more...
Photo: UCLA community members attend a vigil at the base of Janss Steps to commemorate the 111th anniversary of the start of the Armenian Genocide. The Armenian Students’ Association hosts the vigil annually. (Chenrui Zhang/Daily Bruin staff)
This post was updated April 26 at 10:17 p.m. Hundreds of students attended Spring Into Wellness – the Student Wellness Commission’s Friday Bruin Health Week event – April 17. Read more...
Photo: The SWC event had a petting zoo with chickens and ducks. The event was part of a week-long campaign that included events that aim to provide education and accessible resources supporting student health. (Courtesy of Nicholas Mouchawar)
A senior lecturer of Russian and Czech received an excellence in teaching award for expanding Russian and Slavic language education. The American Association of Teachers of Slavic and East European Languages awarded Susan Kresin, a senior lecturer of Russian and Czech who joined UCLA’s faculty in 1996, with the annual national distinction. Read more...
Photo: Susan Kresin, a senior lecturer in Russian and Czech, stands by a doorway. Kresin, who joined UCLA faculty in 1996, received a national award for expanding Russian and Slavic language education. (Chenrui Zhang/Daily Bruin staff)
The UCLA Anderson School of Management will introduce a real estate minor for undergraduate students next fall. The new minor, housed in the School of Management, aims to provide students with the opportunity to develop real estate fundamentals across public, private and nonprofit sectors, according to the School of Management’s website. Read more...
Photo: The Anderson School of Management, which will house a new undergraduate real estate minor, is pictured. Applications for the minor are open for current students till May 4 and will be open in the fall for transfer students. (Yejee Kim/Daily Bruin senior staff)
This post was updated April 21 at 11:03 p.m. Health-centered UCLA student organizations hosted a fair promoting health literacy at Ackerman Union on Thursday. The California Health Professional Student Alliance at UCLA – which advocates for healthcare equity – hosted the event in collaboration with the Student Wellness Commission’s Student Health Network, a coalition of health-related campus clubs. Read more...
Photo: Bruin Vision Project, Club Wellbeing and Latinx Pre-Dental society are pictured from left to right at the health fair promoting various parts of health literacy from eye health to mental health to representation. (Crystal Tompkins/Daily Bruin senior staff)
James Womack was looking forward to auditioning to become a speaker at the School of Law graduation ceremony in May. But this spring, Womack learned he was barred from doing – or auditioning for – the commencement speech. Read more...
Photo: The School of Law is pictured. The Student Bar Association – the School of Law’s student body government – announced in a March 13 email that only SBA officeholders will provide the commencement remarks in May. (Crystal Tompkins/Daily Bruin senior staff)
