Friday, June 27

Looking into 3 UCLA clubs supporting Democratic presidential primary candidates

Of the 2020 Democratic presidential candidates in the primary election race, just three have official clubs at UCLA. From flyering on Bruin Walk to hosting debate watch parties, Bruins for Bernie, Bruins for Warren and Bruins for Pete Buttigieg, who dropped out March 1, have made efforts to drum up excitement on campus for their respective candidates. Read more...

Photo: Sen. Bernie Sanders from Vermont, Sen. Elizabeth Warren from Massachusetts and former Mayor of South Bend, Indiana, Pete Buttigieg are the only 2020 Democratic presidential candidates who have had official clubs at UCLA, which may demonstrate which candidates have been able to resonate with college students. (Keaton Larson/Daily Bruin)


UC’s termination of Elsevier contract has had limited negative impact

The expiration of the University of California’s contract with a major publisher of scientific and medical research may have had less impact than expected, UC librarians and researchers said. Read more...

Photo: The UC and science journal publisher Elsevier’s contract expired Jan. 1, 2019. Since then, UCLA researchers and librarians said the lack of access to Elsevier articles has had less of an impact than expected. (Daily Bruin file photo)


UCLA Centennial Campaign raises $5.49B at close of fundraising effort

UCLA’s Centennial Campaign raised $5.49 billion in one of the largest fundraising campaigns ever run by a public university, UCLA announced Wednesday. The university met its goal of $4.20 billion in July 2018, 18 months earlier than planned, according to a university press release. Read more...

Photo: UCLA raised $5.49 billion as part of its Centennial Campaign, the university announced Wednesday. The fundraising drive, which began in 2014, reached its initial goal of $4.2 billion by July 2018. (Daily Bruin file photo)


BEWell art competition invites students and staff to connect climate change, health

UCLA’s outdoor piano by the John Wooden Center will soon have a new look. An art competition hosted by one of the initiatives within the Semel Healthy Campus Initiative, the BEWell pod, plans to decorate traffic signal control cabinets in Westwood and a piano on campus with artwork submitted by UCLA students and employees. Read more...

Photo: Fifteen winners of the BEWell art contest can have their art displayed on traffic signal control cabinets and on the piano outside the John Wooden Center. (Mia Kayser/Daily Bruin staff)


Layoffs of TFT employees to combat $2M deficit draws protest from students, staff

The UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television laid off almost a dozen employees and cut its budget in early February to address a $2 million budget deficit, according to a TFT statement. Read more...

Photo: Union members protested against employee layoffs in the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television. The department laid off 11 employees to combat a $2 million budget deficit. (Christine Kao/Daily Bruin)


Night market celebrates APIDA cultures with performances, food

Over a dozen scattered stalls set up for a night market celebrating Asian, Pacific Islander and Desi American cultures broke the usual Monday evening quiet of the Sunset Village Plaza. Read more...

Photo: Kevin Sun, a third-year Asian studies and human biology and society student, informs passersby of the Asian Pacific Coalition night market. Sun, who is also a fiscal coordinator for APC, directed attendees to several booths alongside APC intern Nafi Choudhury, a fourth-year economics student. (Martín Bilbao/Daily Bruin senior staff)


USAC external vice president fails to receive pay for weeks due to lost DACA status

Every Tuesday night, 15 student government representatives congregate for council meetings. But for the last two weeks, one seat has remained empty. The Undergraduate Students Association Council is composed of undergraduate student representatives who receive a stipend for fulfilling their work as outlined in the council’s constitution. Read more...

Photo: Undergraduate Students Association Council External Vice President Johana Guerra Martinez chose to skip council meetings for two weeks due to the lack of compensation for her work.(Marilyn Chavez-Martinez/Daily Bruin senior staff)



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