Les Plesko, an instructor in the UCLA Extension Writers' Program and a recipient of an outstanding faculty award, died Sept. 16. He was 59. Plesko's students said they knew him as an excellent teacher and devoted writer who used a blend of humor and honesty to encourage others to pursue writing. Read more...
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The Undergraduate Students Association Council is the official student government of UCLA’s undergraduate students. Council meetings are Tuesdays at 7 p.m. in Kerckhoff 417 and are open to all students. Read more...
The movie that was scheduled to show at Bruin Bash Sunday night, "Don Jon," did not play because of technical difficulties. Read more...
Catch up on the major news that happened while many UCLA community members were away this past summer. (Click graphic to enlarge.) Read more...
She was 6 years old when she cracked the code. Janie Brunson picked up a book and could connect the raised patterns of dots through the touch of her fingertips. It finally clicked. Read more...
Photo: Janie Brunson, a first-year English student, is one of the few blind students entering UCLA this year. She recently placed third in The Braille Challenge.
After years of planning and months of construction, the much anticipated Wolfgang Puck Express opened its frosted glass doors in Ackerman Union last week. The casual dining restaurant, which is one of the first to serve alcohol on campus, officially opened on the first floor of Ackerman Union Sept. Read more...
Photo: Wolfgang Puck Express opened on the first floor of Ackerman Union on Sept. 18 after almost a year of construction.
