This post was updated March 11 at 10:02 p.m. Teaching assistants in the UCLA Cluster Program said discussion section size increases stemming from budgetary issues have left them stretched thin. Read more...
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March 11, 8:54 pm
In Plain Sight: UCLA CAPS staff connects students to mental health services
This post was updated March 12 at 1:32 p.m. Danny Martinez worked administrative roles at California State University, Long Beach and California State Polytechnic University, Pomona for several years. Read more...
Photo: Danny Martinez, a sports psychologist at UCLA Counseling and Psychological Services and UCLA Athletics, stands outside the CAPS office. CAPS – located in the John Wooden Center – provides mental health services to undergraduate and graduate students. (Ruby Galbraith/Daily Bruin staff)
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March 9, 7:56 pm
Student Wellness Commission hosts cultural showcase ‘Joy as Resistance’
Students gathered on Feb. 27 to watch campus cultural groups perform at an event hosted by the Undergraduate Students Association Council’s Student Wellness Commission. Student Wellness Commissioner Hannah Yip hosted “Joy as Resistance” – a cultural showcase highlighting music and dance from cultural student organizations – in Carnesale Commons from 5 to 7 p.m. Read more...
Photo: Jade Lotus Lion Dance at UCLA does a traditional lion dance performance as part of SWC’s Joy as Resistance event, a cultural showcase highlighting music and dance from cultural student organizations. (Nicholas Mouchawar/Daily Bruin)
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March 7, 10:00 pm
Professor Alex Wang discusses China, climate action at UCLA Law event
Law professor Alex Wang credited China for its advancements in green technology but criticized its shortcomings in ecological protection at a book talk Wednesday. The talk was divided between Wang’s explanation of his book titled “Chinese Global Environmentalism” and a conversation between him and Mary Nichols, the former chair of the California Air Resources Board. Read more...
Photo: The event was organized by the UCLA Emmett Institute on Climate Change & the Environment and took place at the UCLA School of Law, which is pictured. (Daily Bruin file photo)
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March 6, 12:50 pm
In Plain Sight: Mildred E. Mathias Botanical Garden staff cultivate connection, education
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)
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March 5, 5:18 am
UCLA community remembers Black Panther students, calls to rename Campbell Hall
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)
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March 5, 12:23 am
UCLA’s Society of Women Engineers and Phi Lambda Rho host “Write 4 Rights” event
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)