Tuesday, June 30

Gene Block forms council on immigration to discuss Trump’s impact

A new UCLA council will advise the chancellor on how to help the immigrant community on campus, Chancellor Gene Block announced Wednesday. Officials created the Chancellor’s Advisory Council on Immigration in response to President Donald Trump’s administration’s immigration ban revision, Block said in an email to students and faculty. Read more...

Photo: Chancellor Gene Block announced a new Advisory Council on Immigration in an email Wednesday, which would work to advise him on ways to better help UCLA’s immigrant community. (Frank To/Daily Bruin)


UCLA Anderson to offer new business analytics program in fall

The UCLA Anderson School of Management will offer a degree in business analytics beginning in the fall. The new 13-month program is designed to create expertise in extracting useful analytics from troves of data available in business, said Judy Olian, Anderson School of Management dean. Read more...

Photo: The Anderson School of Management will begin offering a Masters of Science in Business Analytics in the fall to help meet the needs of businesses that have large quantities of data to process but lack employees with the proper skill set. (Habeba Mostafa/Daily Bruin)


Student government launches text service for UCLA-related questions

Students can now text a number to get instant answers about campus food, study and rental facilities. A new text service with information on topics such as dining hall hours, study location hours, library rentals and John Wooden Center hours launched Monday. Read more...

Photo: Sandra Rhee, undergraduate student government facilities commissioner, introduced a new text service Monday where students can ask questions about campus services. (Jintak Han/Assistant Photo editor)


UCLA dentistry employee involved in rape allegation in Title IX report

One of the sexual harassment reports released by the University of California on Tuesday involved a rape allegation against a UCLA employee. An undergraduate student, whose name was redacted in the report, alleged Tarundeep Sandhu, a former UCLA School of Dentistry employee, raped the student while she was intoxicated after going out to a bar together. Read more...


LA Better Buildings Challenge awards UCLA for water efficiency

UCLA won an award Tuesday for its achievements in reducing drinking water consumption. The award, presented at the third annual Innovation Awards from the Los Angeles Better Buildings Challenge, recognized UCLA for conserving more than 28 million gallons of water last year, according to a press release. Read more...

Photo: UCLA has connected 22 buildings to a system that collects water from runoff, laboratories and air conditioners for use in a central cooling facility. The system is part of the school’s efforts to save more than 28 million gallons of water annually. (Courtesy of Nurit Katz)


Bruins debate Democratic, Republican stances on gun control, health care

Bruin Republicans and Bruin Democrats discussed gun control, the Affordable Care Act and Russian sanctions Thursday night. Three Bruin Democrats and three Bruin Republicans students detailed their parties’ policy stances in front of a crowd of about 30 in Bunche Hall for their annual political debate. Read more...

Photo: Members of Bruin Democrats and Bruin Republicans debated the merits of gun control legislation, the Affordable Care Act and sanctions on Russia on Thursday night. (Angelina Ruiz/Daily Bruin)


Student leaders take stance against Measure S in press conference

Student leaders, activists and a city council candidate declared their opposition to Measure S in a press conference Thursday. The undergraduate student government’s Office of the External Vice President, the Graduate Students Association and the BruinsVOTE! Read more...

Photo: Rafi Sands, USAC external vice president, urged students to vote against Measure S at a Thursday press conference. (Farida Saleh/Daily Bruin)



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