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)
University police are investigating an online comment made toward the Alpha Phi sorority Monday. The comment, written in the comments section of the sorority’s recruitment video on YouTube, was a short written excerpt from the video manifesto released by Elliot Rodger, the man who killed six people in Isla Vista, California, in May 2014. Read more...
The LGBT Campus Resource Center will hold its sixth annual resource fair Friday in anticipation of National Coming Out Week, which begins Monday. The fair’s purpose is for campus and community LGBT organizations to offer resources and information to students, said Kevin Medina, the program coordinator for the LGBT Resource Center. Read more...
Photo: The LGBT Resource Center is planning events for National Coming Out Week, which begins on Monday, October 10. (April Hoang/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Aziz Abadsafian opened the trunk of his girlfriend’s car to find a piece of green clothing. When he pulled it out, he realized it was a large frog onesie. Read more...
Photo: Aziz Abadsafian, a research associate, and his girlfriend Lourdes Hipolito created an online store where people can buy their own kigurumis, onesies shaped like animals. (Hannah Ye/Daily Bruin senior staff)
UCLA Recreation reversed their decision to decrease open swim time in the North Pool after student pushback. Over the summer, UCLA Aquatics removed the 11 a.m. Read more...
Photo: On Monday, UCLA Aquatics officials posted a sign near the North Pool announcing that they changed the open swim hours for Tuesdays and Thursdays. (Daily Bruin file photo)
Students were able to get information about health- and wellness-related internships and speak with committee leaders at an event Monday. The undergraduate student government Student Wellness Commission held a resource fair called the Well-Fair in Bruin Plaza to encourage students to learn more about wellness-related issues and become involved in SWC, said Christina Lee, the undergraduate student government Student Wellness commissioner. Read more...
Photo: The Undergraduate Students Association Council Student Wellness Commission held the Well-Fair, a resource fair in Bruin Plaza Monday to encourage students to learn more about wellness-related issues. (Laura Uzes/Daily Bruin)
Hedrick Hall 5 South will now be the official Pilipino residential floor for UCLA. A group of students approached the Residential Life staff about creating the Pilipin@ Community because they wanted a community on the Hill that would represent their culture, said Lori Vogelgesang, director of academic programs at UCLA Residential Life. Read more...
Photo: Hedrick Hall 5 South, the new Pilipino residential floor on the Hill, is a completely student-initiated community for Pilipinos. (Kuhelika Ghosh/Daily Bruin senior staff)
