This post was updated Feb. 4 at 9:40 p.m. Odalis Rojas grew up in an agricultural community in Ventura County, where she saw her farm worker father, uncles and cousins face various health care barriers. Read more...
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February 3, 11:09 pm
John Wooden Center introduces fresh equipment, expanded space
The John Wooden Center expanded weightlifting zones and installed new equipment over winter break. The on-campus gym added about 100 new strength-training units – including plate-loaded and free-motion cable machines – in its renovations, said Daniel Jauregui, the gym’s manager. Read more...
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February 2, 6:21 pm
SWC’s Peer Support Lounge provides wellness resources, study space for students
The Peer Support Lounge in Kerckhoff Hall offers free wellness resources – including free snacks, emergency contraceptives and toiletries – to students. The Undergraduate Students Association Council’s student wellness commissioner created the PSL – housed in Kerckhoff Room 308 – in early 2023. Read more...
Academics, Campus, News, Obituaries
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February 1, 9:25 pm
Pulitzer Prize winner, former chair of UCLA History Daniel Walker Howe dies at 88
Daniel Walker Howe, the former chair of UCLA’s history department and a Pulitzer Prize winner, died Dec. 25. He was 88 years old. Howe was a faculty member in UCLA’s history department from 1972 to 1993 and served as the department’s chair from 1983 to 1987. Read more...
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February 1, 3:49 pm
Congo Basin Institute Club connects Bruins to environmental research in Cameroon
The Congo Basin Institute Club at UCLA provides Bruins with the opportunity to support environmental research conducted by UCLA’s Congo Basin Institute – both on campus and in Cameroon. Read more...
Campus, News, Student Government
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January 31, 7:29 pm
USAC recap – Jan. 27
The Undergraduate Students Association Council unanimously approved a letter condemning increased immigration enforcement activity at its Jan. 27 meeting. USAC is the official undergraduate student government at UCLA. Read more...
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January 30, 10:38 pm
Music tuned to shape UCLA dining hall experiences through curated playlists
This post was updated Feb. 1 at 10:11 p.m. UCLA Dining employees curate specialized playlists for diners to enjoy, from Epicuria at Covel’s European melodies to Bruin Plate’s upbeat soundtrack. Read more...