This post was updated March 4 at 7:50 p.m. A Fiat Lux class now gives students the chance to build virtual escape rooms filled with the Lotus-eaters and the Cyclops’ cave of Homer’s Odyssey. Read more...
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March 1, 12:19 am
‘We really, really love him’: Students petition to keep math professor at UCLA
Few North Campus students are ever seen in a math classroom. Even fewer enjoy taking math classes so much that they start attending them for fun. Read more...
Photo: The Math Sciences Building, which houses the Department of Mathematics, is pictured. Students are petitioning the department to renew the contract of Richard Wong, an assistant adjunct professor. (Mia Tavares/Daily Bruin senior staff)
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March 1, 12:18 am
Annual Black Extravaganza opens with keynote address, student performances
Students sang and danced at the Afrikan Diaspora Living Learning Community’s annual Black Extravaganza on Wednesday. The event, which took place in the Covel Commons Grand Horizon room, featured spoken word poetry, rap, singing and dancing, according to the event’s website. Read more...
Photo: Pictured are members of the Nigerian Students Association performing at the annual Black Extravaganza. The event, which was hosted by the Afrikan Diaspora Living Learning Community, featured poetry, rap, dance and singing. (Brianna Carlson/Daily Bruin)
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March 1, 12:14 am
Cultural groups fundraise for charity in Battle of the Bruins soccer tournament
Crowds screamed. Music boomed. Amid a sea of flags, third-year psychology student Tatiana Maia – representing her home country of Brazil – drew her foot back to shoot. Read more...
Photo: Pictured are students competing in the Battle of the Bruins soccer tournament. The tournament, which was hosted by the Middle Eastern Student Association, was aimed at raising money for charities. (Karla Cardenas/Daily Bruin)
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February 27, 8:26 pm
First-Generation Awareness Week empowers UCLA students through community support
First To Go hosted events at First-Generation Awareness Week last week on campus. A first-generation student’s parents or guardians do not have a four-year bachelor’s degree from a United States university, according to the definition used on the First To Go website. Read more...
Photo: Pictured is a UCLA department tabling at a First Generation Awareness Week event. (Brianna Carlson/Daily Bruin)
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February 27, 6:10 pm
Q&A: UCLA professor Jasper Kok discusses how aerosols affect climate patterns
Jasper Kok, a professor of atmospheric and oceanic sciences, sat down with the Daily Bruin to discuss his work on aerosols, particularly dust and dust storms, and how they manifest in climate patterns. Read more...
Photo: Jasper Kok, a professor of atmospheric and oceanic sciences, is pictured. Kok spoke with the Daily Bruin about his work, which focuses on dust, aerosols and their relationship to climate change. (Courtesy of Jasper Kok)
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February 26, 7:22 pm
YEP! at UCLA supports young entrepreneurs on their roads to success
This post was updated Feb. 27 at 8:52 p.m. YEP! at UCLA is committed to fostering the leaders of tomorrow through education and empowerment. The student-run organization – which hosts chapters at other universities including Brown University, Yale University, UC Berkeley, UC Santa Barbara and the University of New South Wales in Sydney – provides underserved students with a free entrepreneurship curriculum, according to the group’s website. Read more...
Photo: Pictured are members of the YEP! at UCLA club. The club offers workshops to high school and middle school students on entrepreneurship. (Courtesy of Audrey Shapiro)