Saturday, March 28

MEDLIFE at UCLA helps the homeless cope with stress with yoga, meditation

Monica Ho knelt to the floor, arms outstretched, nearly touching her nose to the ground in a position called the child’s pose. Her students – a group of homeless individuals – breathed deeply in the sky blue room as she instructed them to stretch and relax the muscles in their backs. Read more...

Photo: Members of UCLA MEDLIFE lead a yoga, mindfulness and meditation class every other Wednesday at Turning Point, a transitional housing facility for the homeless in Santa Monica. (Allison Ong/Daily Bruin)


Luskin Conference Center marks grand opening with mock symposium

UCLA hosted a grand opening of the UCLA Meyer and Renee Luskin Conference Center on Friday, which Chancellor Gene Block called a test drive for future academic gatherings. Read more...

Photo: UCLA professors displayed their research at the grand opening of the Luskin Conference Center on Friday, including octopus caps that translate brain waves into lights and sounds. (Pinkie Su/Daily Bruin)



Ronald and Valerie Sugar donate $5M to UCLA School of Engineering

Two UCLA alumni donated $5 million to a Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science endowment Wednesday. Ronald and Valerie Sugar established the endowment to support the school and Dean Jayathi Murthy’s goals. Read more...

Photo: Ronald and Valerie Sugar, two UCLA engineering alumni, donated $5 million to the Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science on Wednesday, after a previous $1 million endowment. (Courtesy of UCLA)


New retention program seeks to support undocumented students

Cristian De Nova hid his status as an undocumented student from his friends when he was a freshman. He said he was intimidated by the strength of other UCLA students, who were active in their communities and stood for causes they believed in. Read more...

Photo: U-SPARC, or Undocumented Students for Advanced Retention and Community, will provide mentorship services to undocumented UCLA students in winter. (Efren Pinon/Daily Bruin)



UCLA skilled workers union calls for higher wages in protest

About 40 union members protested Thursday outside the UCLA Meyer and Renee Luskin Conference Center to advocate for higher wages. Teamsters Local 2010, the union representing UCLA administrative, clerical and skilled trade workers, argued their wages are below market value and lower than those received by workers at other California institutions. Read more...

Photo: Kimberly Aguirre, organizer with Teamsters Local 2010, protests for higher wages. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)



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