Sunday, March 29

YRL librarian dies at 44, remembered for kindness, inquisitiveness

Oliver Mattheussens, a UCLA library assistant at the Charles E. Young Research Library, was an expert on European cultures and languages. Mattheussens, who worked in YRL since 2006, died of brain cancer at the age of 44 last week. Read more...

Photo: Families and co-workers of Oliver Mattheussens, a UCLA library assistant at the Charles E. Young Research Library, remember him as being a cheerful and kind person, an expert on European cultures and languages and a talented individual who connected to people quickly. (Courtesy of Kimberly Mattheussens)


UCLA students redefine meaning of intelligence at Bruin Walk event

Thinley Huang said students’ intelligence should not be defined by grades but by their ability to treat others kindly. “Part of it is being unassuming of people you meet and choosing to be kind to them because you don’t know what they went through,” said Huang, a first-year computer science student. Read more...

Photo: Students wrote down their thoughts on what defines intelligence on blackboards at the “What is Smart?” event Tuesday. (Farida Saleh/Daily Bruin)


UCLA launches improved mobile app to request rides from campus van service

Students can now use an improved mobile application when requesting rides from the campus van service that picks them up in the evening. UCLA Transportation launched Safe Ride, an app that allows students to arrange rides with the Community Service Officers’ Evening Van Service, on Monday. Read more...

Photo: UCLA Transportation launched Safe Ride, an app that allows students to arrange rides with the Community Service Officers’ Evening Van Service in a similar fashion to apps like Uber. (Michael Zshornack/Photo editor)


Student group aims to improve mental health support in engineering school

The Society of Women Engineers says UCLA’s engineering school does not provide adequate mental health support for students enrolled in programs that often feature heavy workloads and fierce competition. Read more...

Photo: The Society of Women Engineers organized a mental health awareness week, which featured events such as the positivity wall pictured above that aimed to inform engineering students about mental health resources and build a community for engineering students. (Laura Uzes/Daily Bruin)



Professor’s lecture parallels current xenophobia with American history

An expert on Asian immigration history encouraged students to be vigilant against xenophobia at an event Tuesday. Erika Lee, a professor of immigration history from the University of Minnesota, delivered a lecture in Powell Library on how America has historically discriminated against immigrants. Read more...

Photo: Erika Lee, a professor of immigration history from the University of Minnesota, delivered a lecture on the history of America’s discrimination of foreigners. The event was organized by the Asian American Studies Center at UCLA. (Jenna Nicole Smith/Daily Bruin)


Local business owners share opinions on Westwood Forward proposal

This post was updated Nov. 30 at 3:15 p.m. Local business owners and residents said at a town hall Monday they support a proposal for a new Westwood council even though they are not included within its boundaries. Read more...

Photo: Westwood Forward, a coalition of students and business and home owners, hosted a second town hall meeting Monday to discuss plans for a new neighborhood council. (Ryan Leou/Daily Bruin senior staff)



1 367 368 369 370 371 938