A $10 million gift to UCLA seeks to provide scholarships for middle-income students who may not be eligible for aid, but cannot immediately pay for college. Read more...
Photo: Philanthropist Steve Tisch gifted UCLA $10 million for scholarships for middle-income students. The gift will be used for four-year scholarships and future scholarships. (Liz Ketcham/Photo editor)
A campus visit from Donald Trump Jr. to promote his new book drew both crowds of supporters and protesters. The event was hosted Sunday by the UCLA chapter of Turning Point USA, a conservative organization with chapters on college campuses across the country. Read more...
Photo: Donald Trump Jr. (left) visited UCLA on Sunday to promote his new book titled “Triggered: How the Left Thrives on Hate and Wants to Silence Us.” He was joined by Charlie Kirk (middle), founder of Turning Point USA, and Kimberly Guilfoyle (right), an attorney, former Fox News host and Trump’s girlfriend. (Jintak Han/Daily Bruin senior staff)
This post was updated Nov. 9 at 9:50 p.m. North campus and south campus students debated the struggles and strengths of each side of campus at a live-streamed event at the James Bridges Theater on Friday night. Read more...
Photo: North and south campus students faced off Friday night in a discussion hosted and mediated by Jubilee, a popular YouTube channel. The event was part of the channel’s “Middle Ground” series, which aims to help conflicting groups empathize with each other and find common ground. (Lauren Man/Daily Bruin)
The Graduate Students Association is the voice of graduate students on campus. The association meets for forum every three weeks and takes positions on current issues affecting graduate students. Read more...
This post was updated Nov. 13 at 8:03 p.m. Researchers at UCLA and the Laureate Institute for Brain Research in Tulsa, Oklahoma, created an application to demonstrate the difference between how people perceive their bodies and their actual appearances. Read more...
Students visiting Powell Library can now see a full-scale replica of a segment of the Berlin Wall to commemorate the 30th anniversary of its fall. Powell Library introduced the new exhibition in the East Rotunda on Nov. Read more...
Photo: A new exhibit at Powell’s East Rotunda commemorates the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall and independence for Czechoslovakia, now the Czech Republic and the Slovak Republic. (Marilyn Chavez-Martinez/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Going to college can be difficult for anybody, but for students with neurological differences, leaving home and entering an unknown environment presents unique challenges. Enter UCLA All Brains, an organization gaining traction on campus, which has the purpose of providing students who have neurological differences – such as autism, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and dyslexia – resources to support their emotional and social well-being. Read more...
Photo: UCLA All Brains aims to provide a community for neurodiverse students on campus, offering peer mentoring and socials. It also works to increase awareness about the issues neurodiverse students face, including holding workshops with resident assistants to teach them how they can help neurodiverse students living on the Hill deal with conflicts. (Ashley Kenney/Daily Bruin)
