Tuesday, June 17

UCLA students specify lack of accessibility on campus, call for improvement

This post was updated July 31 at 10:51 p.m. Students are calling on UCLA to improve accessibility on campus. Many parts of the campus are inaccessible, said Rowan O’Bryan, a rising fifth-year art student. Read more...

Photo: Disabled students say many parts of the UCLA campus are inaccessible, including staircases such as this one, which do not differentiate between steps and are not always lit at night. (Joseph Jimenez/Assistant Photo editor)


UCLA Threat Response Task Force report suggests measures to manage campus threats

This post was updated July 10 at 9:37 p.m. The UCLA Threat Response Task Force released a report June 14 recommending improvements in defining and communicating threats on campus. Read more...

Photo: The Threat Response Task Force created by Chancellor Gene Block, whose office is located in Murphy Hall (pictured), released a report detailing suggestions for the university to improve how it defines and communicates threats on campus. (Daily Bruin file photo)


Elected members of USAC detail policy objectives for 2022-2023 school year

This post was last updated July 10 at 2:56 p.m. Over the next academic year, the incoming Undergraduate Students Association Council officers plan to focus on issues of accessibility, affordability and mental health. Read more...

Photo: The 2022-2023 Undergraduate Students Association Council officers have begin working on their platforms for the year. Officers include (from left to right) Carl King Jr., My-Lan Le, Divine-Faith Johnson, Eliana Judith Sisman, Naomi Hammonds, Kian Kohanteb, Daniela Anais Cortez Bravo, Giovanna Boffa, Juan Flores, Alicia Verdugo, Phoebe Chiu, Sara Broukhim, Ana Majer, Teddy Moreno and Hansika Nath. (Courtesy of USAC candidates)


Political science department to add faculty, class seats amid student complaints

This post was updated July 4 at 11:10 p.m. The UCLA Department of Political Science is hiring two new faculty members amid student demands for expanded class availability and course topics. Read more...

Photo: Bunche Hall (pictured) houses the UCLA Department of Political Science. The department is hiring new faculty and adding more seats in classes in response to students’ demands. (Daily Bruin file photo)


UCLA dean Jayathi Murthy to become next president of Oregon State University

This post was updated June 26 at 9:37 p.m. UCLA administrators announced in a June 7 statement that the dean of the Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science will be stepping down from her position in the summer. Read more...

Photo: Jayathi Murthy speaks after being appointed as dean of the Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science. Murthy will be stepping down as dean in the summer. (Daily Bruin file photo)


UCLA students organize campus lie-in to protest gun deaths after recent shootings

Around 60 students gathered at Wilson Plaza to conduct a lie-in demonstration Tuesday in response to recent mass shootings. On May 24, an 18-year-old with two guns killed 19 students and two teachers at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, according to the Associated Press. Read more...

Photo: Students gather at Wilson Plaza to conduct a lie-in protest in response to recent gun violence in the United States. (Jeremy Chen/Daily Bruin staff)


UCLA student creates space to sample clubs without commitment

Ahmed Shurbaji would not accept that time might limit him to experiencing only a few of the more than a thousand clubs at UCLA. As a transfer student in his first year at UCLA, Shurbaji said he was hoping to create a new club to form a community on campus and make the most of his time. Read more...

Photo: The Club Sampling Club is pictured at a collaboration event with Henna with a Heart. Students said the CSC has helped them try new activities without demanding the commitment other student organizations usually seek. (Courtesy of Ahmed Shurbaji)



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