Sunday, December 21

First lecture in ’10 Questions’ series explores the role, purpose of universities

UCLA faculty answered the question, “What is a university?” Tuesday at the first lecture of a 10-week series. Emily Carter, UCLA’s executive vice chancellor and provost, said she thinks a university has the responsibility to transform people, create new knowledge and pass it on through generations. Read more...

Photo: Victoria Marks (left), the associate dean of academic affairs and professor of choreography at the UCLA School of the Arts and Architecture, moderated the first lecture of the “10 Questions” lecture series. Emily Carter (right), UCLA’s executive vice chancellor and provost, and Peter Sellars (center), a professor in the Department of World Arts and Cultures/Dance, joined Marks in the discussion. (Courtesy of UCLA Arts)


Professor of history, African American studies wins MacArthur ‘genius’ grant

This post was updated Oct. 3 at 12:27 a.m. Kelly Lytle Hernández, a UCLA professor of history and African American studies, was announced in September as one of 26 winners of the prestigious MacArthur Fellowship. Read more...

Photo: Kelly Lytle Hernández, a professor of history and African American studies, was announced in September as one of 26 recipients of the prestigious MacArthur Foundation “genius” grant award. Hernández was one of only two historians to receive the award this year. (Courtesy of John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation)


Students say roommate swap process inconvenient, time-consuming

This post was updated Oct. 2 at 12:17 p.m. Many students who moved onto the Hill from Sept. 19-21 met their roommates for the first time at move-in. Read more...

Photo: The dorm switching process on the Hill is based on the availability of rooms according to Residential life officials. However, some students said the process can be awkward or time consuming.(Kanishka Mehra/Assistant Photo editor)


Architecture professor receives award for affordable housing research, advocacy

In Dana Cuff’s vision for the future of Los Angeles, architecture is the solution to the housing crisis. Cuff, a professor in the department of architecture and urban design, was honored by professional journal Architectural Record on Sept. Read more...

Photo: Dana Cuff, a professor in the School of Arts and Architecture, received the Women in Architecture Award for advocacy in September. She received the distinction for her work as director of cityLAB, a UCLA think tank that develops design projects to tackle urban housing problems. (Ashley Kenney/Daily Bruin)


Future Sepulveda Pass rail line requested to run underground to UCLA’s campus

A planned rail line between the San Fernando Valley and Westwood was asked to meet three criteria by the Westwood Village Improvement Association in a meeting Sept. Read more...

Photo: The Westwood Village Improvement Association requested that Metro build a rail line between the San Fernando Valley and Westwood that would run completely underground, stop at UCLA and connect with the planned Metro Purple Line Extension. The UCLA stop would be the busiest nontransfer stop in the entire Metro system, a Metro project manager said. (Tanmay Shankar/Assistant Photo editor)


New BruinCards now have national suicide prevention hotline number printed on back

The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline number is now being printed on the back of all new BruinCards. Eduardo Solis, former Undergraduate Students Association Council general representative 3, made good on a 2018 campaign promise to include the NSPL number on the back of BruinCards. Read more...

Photo: Newly printed BruinCards now have the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline number printed on the back of the card. The addition of the number is in part the result of a former student representative’s 2018 campaign promise. (Photo Illustration by Kanishka Mehra/Assistant Photo editor)


UCPD safety report cites rise in sexual assault reports, fall in liquor violations

Reported instances of sexual assault on campus rose in 2018 by nearly 40%, according to an annual crime statistics report released by university police. UCPD released the 2019 Annual Security & Fire Safety Report on Monday. Read more...

Photo: University police released their annual crime statistics report Monday. Reported instances of sexual assault increased from 58 in 2017 to 81 in 2018, while arrests for liquor violations dropped during the same period from 19 to one. (Daily Bruin file photo)



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