The Undergraduate Students Association Council allocated more than $36,000 in funding and appointed a new Cultural Affairs commissioner during its final February meeting Tuesday. USAC is the official student government representing the undergraduate student body at UCLA. Read more...
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March 3, 9:23 pm
SPROUT at UCLA nurtures K-5 students’ budding interests in STEM through field days
A new UCLA club is teaching Los Angeles’ elementary school children to love science. SPROUT at UCLA, which formed in January, aims to bring one free STEM field day to schools in the LA Unified School District for kindergarten to fifth-grade students. Read more...
Photo: SPROUT at UCLA members are pictured after one of their club meetings. (Courtesy of SPROUT at UCLA)
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March 2, 11:43 pm
Annual Black Extravaganza promotes community, cultural pride
One of the first decisions organizers made when planning the Black Extravaganza was to cater food from Fixins – a downtown Los Angeles soul food restaurant. Read more...
Photo: Students from the East African Student Association perform at the Black Extravaganza on Feb. 21 in the Covel Commons Grand Horizon Ballroom. The annual event, hosted by the Afrikan Diaspora Living Learning Community, featured performances from Black student organizations on campus. (Brianna Carlson/Daily Bruin staff)
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March 2, 11:33 pm
Bernstein family finds strength, community after losing home in Palisades fire
The destruction of Eliana Bernstein’s Pacific Palisades home also threatened the loss of her Westwood apartment. Bernstein, a third-year political science student, said she moved into her apartment just a few days before the Jan. Read more...
Photo: Eliana Bernstein stands in the rubble of her home in Pacific Palisades. Bernstein, a third-year political science student, lost her home in the Palisades fire. (Courtesy of Eliana Bernstein)
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March 2, 10:32 pm
UCLA Housing closes Hedrick Summit laundry room due to possible gas leak
This post was updated March 2 at 11:06 p.m. This is a developing story and will be updated as more information becomes available. UCLA Housing notified Hedrick Summit residents of a potential gas leak at 7:44 p.m. Read more...
Photo: Washing machines in the Hedrick Summit laundry room are pictured. UCLA Housing notified Hedrick Summit residents about a potential gas leak Sunday and closed the building’s laundry room indefinitely. (Shiv Patel/Daily Bruin senior staff)
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March 2, 8:24 pm
UCLA professors strive to make course materials accessible, introduce AI textbooks
This post was updated March 2 at 11:23 p.m. A UCLA comparative literature course is expanding access to educational materials with a textbook generated using artificial intelligence. Read more...
Photo: Kaplan Hall, the site of many comparative literature courses, is pictured. A UCLA comparative literature course is expanding access to educational materials with a textbook generated using artificial intelligence. (Daily Bruin file photo)
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February 28, 1:22 am
USAC approves 2025 election calendar, candidate requirements
The Undergraduate Students Association Council approved the calendar and candidate requirements for its 2025 elections Tuesday. Voting for the council’s annual election will take place from 8 a.m. Read more...
Photo: People cheer as the results of the 2023 Undergraduate Students Association Council elections are announced. The council approved a calendar and candidate packet for its 2025 elections. (Daily Bruin file photo)