Friday, March 27

Mixed Heritage Conference to encourage students to embrace background

Members of UCLA’s Mixed Student Union come from a variety of backgrounds and ethnicities, but one question unites them. “What are you?” The union, founded in 2010 as the Hapa Club, hosts social events or discussions every week, on topics such as microagressions and racial profiling, said Ariel Pezner, MSU co-director and third-year environmental science student. Read more...

Photo: Students said they joined the Mixed Student Union to better understand their own cultures and to meet people with similar experiences and backgrounds. (Laura Uzes/Daily Bruin)


Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs Janina Montero to retire

An associate vice chancellor will assume Janina Montero’s role as vice chancellor of Student Affairs after Montero retires July 1. As vice chancellor, Montero has overseen more than 20 departments and programs that aim to improve students’ quality of life beyond the classroom, including the Arthur Ashe Student Health and Wellness Center, the UCLA Career Center and other counseling offices. Read more...

Photo: Janina Montero, vice chancellor of Student Affairs, will retire in July. (UCLA)


New program to allow students to rent bikes on campus, in Westwood

This post was updated April 29 at 1:25 p.m. Students will be able to rent bikes throughout campus and Westwood Village beginning fall 2016. The bike-share program will allow students to rent a bike for a fee and return it to any other station hub. Read more...

Photo: During the 2016-2017 academic year, students will be able to rent bikes from campus through a new bike-share initiative. Students can return their bicycles to any CycleHop station hub on campus or in Santa Monica. (Jennifer Hu/Daily Bruin)


New policy requires campus buildings to have gender inclusive restrooms

Every UCLA building renovated or constructed after July 2015 must have a gender-inclusive single-stall restroom, according to a university policy effective April 1. About 100 gender-inclusive restrooms already exist on campus, and about 100 more should be installed by mid-May under the policy, said Raja Bhattar, director of the UCLA Lesbian, Bisexual, Gay and Transgender Campus Resource Center. Read more...






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