Open your eyes "“ and your ears "“ because the creator of "Robot Unicorn Attack" is visiting UCLA later this week.
Scott Stoddard, the designer, will talk about the game's inspiration Thursday and host a workshop at the UCLA Game Lab Friday.
"Robot Unicorn Attack" was released online in February 2010. Read more...
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Scott Stoddard
Undergraduate student government closed a portion of its weekly meeting to reporters for the first time in the academic year. Read more...
In a country that prides itself on being at the forefront of new technology, it is a wonder that police officers, firefighters and paramedics still largely rely on the good old-fashioned walkie-talkie. Indeed, the average college student's smartphone is many times more advanced than the technology used by the people called upon in an emergency. To fix this, Raytheon Company and the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science have partnered to create the UCLA Center for Public Safety and Network Systems. Raytheon, a company that specializes in military weapons and missiles, has given UCLA $1 million to begin research in communications. Read more...
Associated Students UCLA committed to a more socially responsible apparel policy after a demonstration Tuesday. A delegation of about 22 students met with Patrick Healey, the association's director of clothing apparel and accessories, to demand that ASUCLA purchase more apparel from the Alta Gracia brand, which supports fair labor practices. Members of the delegation included members from the National Lawyers Guild, the Student Worker Front and the Graduate Students Association. The Dominican Republic town Villa Altagracia was home to a clothing company that ran sweatshops with unsafe work conditions and low wages before Knights Apparel, the nation's leading college clothing supplier, came in. Read more...
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A group of about 22 students demonstrated Tuesday to demand ASUCLA adopt a more socially responsible apparel policy and increase support for Alta Gracia. (courtesy of Jessica Rutter)
While almost all of his graduating class will go on to practice law, Noah Ornstein has his eyes set on movies.
With a couple of classmates, Ornstein hopes to start an international theater company to develop film industry markets in places such as Latin America.
Currently a student in the UCLA School of Law, he represents a small portion of students hoping to do something different with their degree than practicing law.
The law school will hold a panel today called "So You Don't Want to be a Lawyer?" for other students like Ornstein. Read more...
An undergraduate student government representative has been in talks with an entrepreneur to promote a company in exchange for personal profit. Read more...
UCLA has received a $200 million donation to create a fund that will support university operations and stimulate further philanthropy. Read more...
