This post was updated Oct. 6 at 2:08 p.m. to add a statement from Michael Van Norman. When a group of new students approached Tatjana Atcitty asking for directions on campus, she suggested they use the Maps application on their phone – only for them to realize there was no Wi-Fi connection available. Read more...
Photo: A computer sits next to a router. Many Bruins are expressing concern with WiFi connectivity on campus at UCLA. (Anika Chakrabarti/Photo editor)
A new recreational space filled with bright, illuminated LED lights and arcade games has arrived at Ackerman Union. Associated Students UCLA introduced the space – called the Bruin Fun Zone – this September, said Patricia Solomon, director of ASUCLA student union services. Read more...
Photo: (Eden Yu/Daily Bruin)
A new campus group will advocate for lower housing costs in Westwood through student activism. Abundant Housing LA at UCLA, a student chapter of Abundant Housing LA, held its first meeting Monday, discussing current housing costs in Los Angeles and Westwood with Abundant Housing LA organizers. Read more...
Photo: Abundant Housing LA at UCLA, a student chapter of Abundant Housing LA, held its first meeting Monday to discuss high housing costs and lack of housing and their burden on students. (Christine Kao/Daily Bruin staff)
UCLA is calling for community members to review its new policy allowing for requests for commemorative lightings of Royce Hall and Powell Library, according to a campuswide announcement sent Sept. Read more...
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The market at the UCLA Store in Ackerman Union is now accepting CalFresh as part of an effort to combat food insecurity on campus. Federally recognized as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, the CalFresh program is meant to supplement low-income individuals’ budgets to make sure they can purchase nutritious food, according to the California Department of Social Services. Read more...
Photo: An electronic benefits transfer card in front of the UCLA Store. As of mid-August, the market at the UCLA Store in Ackerman Union has begun accepting CalFresh electronic food benefits. (Photo illustration by Jason Zhu/Daily Bruin staff)
More than a hundred attendees gathered at a vigil in Bruin Plaza on Thursday evening, lighting candles that shone by a sign reading “Her name was Mahsa Amini” on the Bruin Bear statue. Read more...
Photo: A sign with Mahsa Amini’s photo and name is placed in front of the Bruin Bear statue with candles lit around it. The Iranian Student Group at UCLA organized a candlelight vigil to honor Amini, a 22-year-old woman who died after being detained by the Iranian morality police.(Ethan Manafi/Daily Bruin staff)
Administrative Vice Chancellor Michael Beck announced in a campuswide email Wednesday that UCLA plans to return to full on-campus operations Sept. 12. The announcement came after a Monday campuswide email notified Bruins that several buildings would temporarily be receiving limited to no air conditioning, encouraging some classes to be held remotely instead. Read more...
Photo: John Wooden Center, pictured. Admin (Daily Bruin file photo)
