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January 17, 12:50 am
UCLA environmental organization looks to make sustainability more financially viable
A UCLA student organization wants to help businesses run clean and green. Clean Consulting, a student-led environmental consulting group, examines and suggests ways on-campus and off-campus organizations can be more sustainable. Read more...
Photo: Clean Consulting, a student environmental consulting group founded in 2018, received more than 250 applications during its fall 2019 hiring cycle. The group worked with UCLA during its Zero Wast by 2020 initiative. (Dhruv Singhania/Daily Bruin)
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January 16, 1:31 am
John Baldessari’s former art students remember professor’s impact, kindness
John Baldessari loved wordplay, using it both in his art and in his daily life. “He loved to tell terrible jokes – groaners, puns,” said Thomas Lawson, a former colleague of Baldessari at the California Institute of the Arts and dean of its School of Art. Read more...
Photo: John Baldessari, a famous conceptual artist and former professor in the UCLA art department, died Jan. 2 at 88 years old. Students remember his sense of humor and his encouraging style of teaching. (Courtesy of Analia Saban)
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January 16, 1:17 am
Search committee for EDI vice chancellor seeks student input in hiring process
Students at a community town hall Wednesday raised concerns about support for underrepresented minorities to a search committee for the next vice chancellor for equity, diversity and inclusion. Read more...
Photo: The search committee for the vice chancellor for equity, diversity and inclusion held a forum Wednesday for students to voice their questions and concerns about the search process. (Daanish Bhatti/Daily Bruin)
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January 15, 12:16 am
Alumna awarded Marshall Scholarship, plans to study digital humanities in UK
This post was updated Jan. 17 at 12:56 p.m. Leia Yen wants to use her time as a Marshall Scholar to make change on an international scale – but also on the community level, just as she was a part of as a community college student. Read more...
Photo: Leia Yen, a UCLA transfer student, won the prestigious Marshall Scholarship for 2020. The scholarship provides the money for roughly 40 students a year to study in the United Kingdom. (Elise Tsai/Daily Bruin)
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January 14, 12:07 am
UCLA Bike Shop’s DIY approach facilitates learning for customers and employees
It might not be a bad thing if you’ve run into a few bicycle problems – a visit to the bike shop on campus yields a do-it-yourself experience, a fixed bike and a new skill set to take home. Read more...
Photo: Sam Lederman, a third-year mathematics and philosophy student, fixes the tires at the UCLA Bike Shop. The UCLA Bike Shop has technicians standing by to help students and community members, who are provided the tools to fix their bicycles themselves. (Amy Dixon/Daily Bruin senior staff)
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January 14, 12:03 am
Public information is lacking for over $2 million used by two campus committees
There is no online public record of over $2 million in student fees used by two student organizations, prompting concern from student leaders. The Undergraduate Students Association Council’s funds come from about $9 million in student fees, which is divided between programs and committees housed under USAC. Read more...
Photo: Committees that receive funding from USAC student fees, including the Student Initiated Outreach Committee and the Campus Retention Committee, do not have online public records of allocations made, leaving nearly $2 million publicly unaccounted for. (Niveda Tennety/Assistant Photo editor)