Before Joan Hanawi left Ecuador for California, her host sister said she thought Hanawi would soon forget her time in Ecuador. But her host family realized her genuine intention to help the people in Tena, Ecuador, after she returned last summer for the third time. Read more...
Photo: Joan Hanawi, a third-year international development studies and geography/environmental studies student, is one of the two undergraduates who will present at TEDxUCLA on Saturday. (Hannah Ye/Daily Bruin)
A UCLA Chicana/o studies journal is hosting a symposium to discuss police violence in Chicana/o communities at UCLA Wednesday, in response to various cases of police brutality against minority ethnic groups. Read more...
Photo: José Luis Serrano Nájera and Elizabeth González Cárdenas, co-editors-in-chief of Regeneración Tlacuilolli, will organize a symposium on police brutality on Wednesday. (Jessica Zhou/Daily Bruin)
The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power will begin installing new water pipes under Sunset Boulevard and Hilgard Avenue next month, causing reduction of lanes on both streets and some other traffic-related changes. Read more...
UCLA tour guides each give tours at least twice a week, showing prospective students and their families UCLA’s campus and giving them a feel for what it means to be a Bruin. Read more...
The dean of the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs was named chancellor of the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, officials announced Friday. Frank Gilliam, named dean in 2008, has played roles in furthering UCLA’s civic engagement through research and partnerships within the community, according to a UCLA statement. Read more...
Photo: Frank Gilliam, dean of the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs, was named chancellor of the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. (UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs)
The undergraduate student government Student Wellness Commission will host at panel on anxiety disorders Thursday evening in Royce Hall. The panel of four students will discuss their experiences with generalized anxiety disorder, social anxiety disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder and obsessive-compulsive disorder. Read more...
The resonating tones of Indonesian gamelan music is soothing for Kaylie Tannia. She plays the gendèr, an instrument made of tuned metal bars that resembles a xylophone. Read more...
Photo: Members of the Indonesian Bruin Student Association prepare crafts for their cultural day, which will be held Thursday. (Allison Ong/Daily Bruin)
