Dance groups will have to practice in outdoor parking garages at least until spring quarter because of delays in the construction of a new multipurpose room. Read more...
Photo: Construction for a new space for dance groups has been delayed. Dance groups will have to continue dancing in parking garages until construction is completed. (Daily Bruin file photo)
This post was updated Nov. 30 at 5:50 p.m. A Danish diplomat said Denmark depends on the United States to help ensure its place in the international community. Read more...
Photo: A Danish diplomat visited campus Thursday to discuss his country’s role in international trade with the United States and the Syrian refugee crisis. (Haya Fakhoury/Daily Bruin)
UCLA administrators instructed a student government officer Tuesday to remove a pro-LGBTQ display following a dispute over display guidelines. Jamie Kennerk, Undergraduate Students Association Council external vice president, said she set up the display this week, which featured photographs of LGBT and queer elected officials with a pride flag wrapped around a tree across from a religious activist on Bruin Walk shouting remarks about the LGBTQ community with a bullhorn. Read more...
Photo: Jamie Kennerk, USAC external vice president, said she set up the display this week across from a religious activist shouting anti-LGBTQ remarks.(Courtesy of Jamie Kennerk)
Students and administration officials found Murphy Hall flooded Thursday morning due to heavy rainfall. The flood at Murphy Hall started around 8 a.m., according to UCLA Facilities Management. Read more...
Photo: The financial aid office and other campus services were disrupted as a result of flooding inside Murphy Hall. (Jintak Han/Daily Bruin senior staff)
The “10 Questions” lecture series, which will address a different question each week, doubles as a course for students and a panel open to the public. Read more...
Photo: Victoria Marks, a dance professor, said she thinks knowledge comes from both the mind and the body, because people constantly learn from their sensory experiences. (Courtesy of Hannah Burnett/UCLA: Arts)
A UCLA report found that full-time nail salon workers earn less than half the median income of other U.S. workers. Researchers from the UCLA Labor Center released a report Tuesday showing that the majority of nail salon workers in the United States are low-wage workers, and that while many work long hours, 89 percent are not paid for overtime work. Read more...
Photo: Preeti Sharma, the report’s main author, said nail salon workers often face exploitative working conditions, especially since the workforce is 81 percent female and 79 percent foreign-born, groups that she says are particularly susceptible to labor and wage exploitation. (Amy Dixon/Photo editor)
A volunteer organization on campus aims to help students gain firsthand experience in the medical field. The UCLA Care Extender Program is located at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center and UCLA Medical Center, Santa Monica, and consists of over 1,000 volunteers in about 50 departments. Read more...
Photo: The UCLA Care Extender Program consists of over 1,000 student volunteers interested in the medicine who are divided into about 50 committees. The program is made up of students from schools across California such as CSU Northridge, Cal Poly Pomona and UC Irvine. (Courtesy of William Narinyan)
