A UCLA student died Tuesday after falling from a cliff at Panther State Beach near Santa Cruz. Neel Foon, 18, was a first-year undeclared student, a UCLA spokesperson said. Read more...
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March 30, 12:25 pm
Student dies after falling from cliff near Santa Cruz
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March 24, 6:00 pm
Samueli Foundation donates $20 million to UCLA’s engineering school
The Samueli Foundation donated $20 million to UCLA’s Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science on Thursday. The gift will support up to 50 first-year undergraduates in annual scholarships and research or industry internships. Read more...
Photo: UCLA’s Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science was named after the philanthropist when the Samueli Foundation donated $30 million to the school in 1999. (Jintak Han/Assistant Photo editor)
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March 23, 8:40 pm
Powell Library to review lighting system following fire
This post was updated March 24 at 8:25 p.m. Powell Library is reviewing its lighting system following a small fire caused by a desk lamp’s light bulb Tuesday night. Read more...
Photo: UCLA workers will review Powell Library’s lighting system following a small fire Tuesday. (Daily Bruin file photo)
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March 20, 12:48 am
Professor remembered for passion for education, computer graphics
John Staudhammer, a UCLA professor emeritus and renowned computer graphics educator, died of heart failure Feb. 28. He was 84. Throughout the course of Staudhammer’s 50-year career, he taught electrical engineering at UCLA, North Carolina State University and the University of Florida. Read more...
Photo: John Staudhammer, a former professor of engineering and computer graphics at UCLA who immigrated to the United States during World War II, died Feb. 28. (Courtesy of Fred Staudhammer)
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March 20, 12:46 am
UCLA implements new procedures, systems to improve campus safety
UCLA has implemented new campus safety initiatives since the murder-suicide in June, including trainings with updated protocol for active shooter incidents and an improved Bruin Alert system. Read more...
Photo: Electronic emergency locks have been installed inside 192 general assignment classrooms on campus since January. When pressed, the button with a lock icon flashes red to indicate the room is inaccessible from the outside. (Michael Zshornack/Assistant Photo editor)
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March 20, 12:42 am
New dining hall locks could be key to fixing locker repair woes
UCLA Dining Services is testing a new type of lock that may replace the keypads on dining hall lockers, which were prone to malfunctioning. Charles Wilcots, associate director of UCLA Dining Services, said the frequency of technical failures in dining hall locker keypad systems increased repair costs and made the lockers unusable for students. Read more...
Photo: Electronic keypad locks at the De Neve dining hall were replaced by combination locks as part of a new UCLA Dining Services plan to reduce locker maintenance costs. (Deanna Necula/Daily Bruin)
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March 15, 9:18 pm
Hillel fellow seeks to broaden discussion of Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Lipaz Ela still recalls when her neighborhood supermarket in Jerusalem was blown up when she was 13 years old. She had gone to the same market the day before. Read more...
Photo: Lipaz Ela has expanded the Fact Finders trips to Israel at UCLA Hillel over the past two years, working to include students of various religious backgrounds while promoting a dialogue between Israeli and Palestinian perspectives. (Haoyang Yan/Daily Bruin)