Students expressed concern over recent fluctuating spikes in the number of tickets handed out for improper electric scooter usage on campus. UCLA signed a contract in 2019 with Bird Rides Inc., a company that allows riders to rent electric scooters through a mobile app. Read more...
Photo: Two Bird electric scooters are pictured. UCPD has been ticketing electric scooter riders for violating safety rules and traffic laws. (Amelie Ionescu/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Among Bruin Walk’s flutter of flyers and shuffle of students, one individual has stood out: a giant, smiling carrot known informally to most as the Carrot Man. Read more...
Photo: A man in a carrot costume advertises the Carrot social media app. The Carrot Man has visited UCLA since April. (Myka Fromm/Daily Bruin)
Dr. Steven Dubinett, who has served as the interim dean of the David Geffen School of Medicine since 2021, was named as the school’s permanent dean Monday. Read more...
Photo: The Learning Resource Center at the David Geffen School of Medicine is pictured. The school named Dr. Steven Dubinett, its interim dean since 2021, as permanent dean Monday. (Daily Bruin file photo)
Sources: UCPD. Graphic reporting by Sharla Steinman, Daily Bruin contributor. Interactive by Lindsey Parungo, Data editor. UCPD recorded 718 unique entries in its May daily crime log. Read more...
UCLA Dining plans to implement mobile ordering at all takeout dining locations in the fall following a trial period at Bruin Café and Epicuria at Ackerman. Read more...
Photo: An illustration of how mobile ordering is expected to appear is shown. (Nimisha Seshadri/Daily Bruin)
Over 40 years ago, Peter Woo stood eating street food on a Korean avenue. Today, he delivers those same hot dogs to UCLA students outside Sproul Court. Read more...
Photo: The Smile Hotdog food truck is pictured. The truck was founded by Peter Woo, who was inspired by a Korean street food recipe. (Megan Cai/Assistant Photo editor)
UCLA’s new Affordability Initiative will award four-year scholarships to up to 35 California resident students each year starting in 2024. The $20,000 scholarships, funded by a $15 million donation from UCLA alumnus Peter Merlone, will be distributed to recipients over the course of four years, according to a press release from UCLA Newsroom. Read more...
Photo: Paper money is pictured. A new UCLA scholarship will provide funds for students to reduce costs and debt. (Daily Bruin file photo)
