Whether it be to find a cooking recipe or help with schoolwork, most people use AI as a tool in their daily endeavors. But for UCLA alumni Sid Pandiya and Yen Tan, the technology instead provided an opportunity to create a remote working tool. Read more...
Photo: Some members of the Kona team are pictured. (Courtesy of Sid Pandiya)
Lawyer and author Richard Kahlenberg argued in favor of a class-based approach to college admissions in a Wednesday book talk at UCLA. The event, held at the UCLA School of Law, was hosted by UCLA’s chapters of Heterodox Academy and BridgeUSA, two nonprofit academic organizations that seek to bring more viewpoint diversity to colleges. Read more...
Photo: Lawyer and author Richard Kahlenberg and UCLA Law professor Richard Sander (left to right) speak at a book talk last Wednesday. Kahlenberg argued in favor of a class-based approach to college admissions. (Nicolas Greamo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
This post was updated April 8 11:36 p.m. Panelists from the anthropology department called for a reframing of Los Angeles’ approach to water conservation in a talk hosted by the UCLA Graduate Student Water Resources Group in March. Read more...
Photo: Professor Jessica Cattelino and doctoral candidate Kelsey Kim are pictured. In their presentation, the panelists discussed how current water conservation campaigns fail to address the roles gender, immigration and class play in shaping household water use. (Selin Filiz/Daily Bruin)
California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced new measures to combat homelessness Feb. 24. Newsom said in a press release that the state will allocate $920 million in funding to local municipalities so they can clear out encampments and combat homelessness. Read more...
Photo: Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks at a United Nations conference. Newsom announced new measures to combat homelessness Feb. 24. (Courtesy of Office of the California Governor/Wikimedia Commons)
This post was updated April 6 at 11:40 p.m. Everything was in place for a UCLA women’s basketball game as fans grabbed hot dogs, cheered with friends and wore UCLA gear – except this time, the players were over 2,000 miles away in Tampa, Florida. Read more...
Photo: Junior Center Lauren Betts tips the ball to her teammate during UCLA’s NCAA Tournament game against UConn. UCLA hosted a watch party for the Bruins’ first-ever Final Four matchup in the NCAA era on Friday at Pauley Pavilion. (Aidan Sun/Assistant Photo editor)
“Raise your hand if you do not have a smartphone.” In a room full of students and faculty, not one person raised their hand. Dr. Sohil Sud posed this question to the audience at the “Prioritizing Mental Health Fitness” panel March 12. Read more...
Photo: The doors to the Bruin Viewpoint Room are pictured. The Prioritizing Mental Health Fitness panel, which featured student-athletes, promoted the launch of a journaling app. (Anna Dai-Liu/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Students reacted strongly to a newly redesigned web page for campus dining hours and menus as they returned from spring break. The new page was introduced week one of spring quarter to better align the UCLA Dining website with other campus web pages, according to a written statement from UCLA Housing. Read more...
Photo: The newly redesigned UCLA Dining website is pictured. Students criticized the new design changes for its inaccessibility and inaccuracies. (Anna Dai-Liu/Daily Bruin senior staff)
