Wednesday, May 14

Gym-goers seek to expand strength training facilities in John Wooden Center

This post was updated June 8 at 9:05 p.m. In response to long wait times for strength equipment at UCLA recreational facilities, gym-goers founded the Bruin Coalition On Recreation Expansion (BCORE) to provide a forum for students to advocate for gym improvements. Read more...

Photo: The John Wooden Center, UCLA’s flagship gym facility, is pictured. The campus group Bruin Coalition On Recreation Expansion advocates for the increase of strength training equipment on campus amid the planned 2024-2026 renovations to the center. (Daily Bruin file photo)


AFSCME Local 3299, community members call on UC to divest from Blackstone

This post was updated Feb. 15 at 9:55 p.m.  In celebration of Valentine’s Day, 75 UC employees and community members demanded the University to “break up” with and divest from Blackstone outside the chancellor’s office in Murphy Hall. Read more...

Photo: UC employees protest the UC’s investment in Blackstone on Wednesday. American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Local 3299 organized the event, which included marching through Murphy Hall to the chancellor’s office. (Nicolas Greamo/Daily Bruin senior staff)



Q&A: John Thomas shares lessons from past careers, goals as new UCLA police chief

This post was updated Feb. 13 at 10:27 p.m. John Thomas was appointed as UCLA’s police chief Jan. 11 after serving as interim chief since December 2022. Read more...

Photo: John Thomas, UCLA’s new police chief, is pictured. Thomas sat down with Daily Bruin’s city and crime editor, Sharla Steinman, to discuss his new role and how his past experiences have equipped him to serve UCLA’s campus. (Courtesy of UCLA)


Feast at Rieber celebrates Lunar New Year, serves traditional dishes with a twist

This post was updated Feb. 20 at 4:12 p.m. As an extensive line of students formed well before opening time Thursday evening, the dining staff at Feast at Rieber – a dining hall featuring Asian-inspired cuisines – bustled with final preparations to welcome the Year of the Dragon. Read more...

Photo: Wilfredo Vitug, the executive chef at Rendezvous, is pictured. Vitug and his team developed UCLA Dining’s Lunar New Year menu after extensive research and development. (Emily Tang/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Volunteers make Valentine’s Day kits for patients of Mattel Children’s Hospital

As thousands get into the Valentine’s Day spirit, volunteers are trying to make the holiday a little more special for the patients of the UCLA Mattel Children’s Hospital. Read more...

Photo: Volunteers sit around a table cutting out shapes from paper and writing notes to assemble into Valentine’s Day kits. These kits will be distributed to patients at the UCLA Mattel Children’s Hospital and at a local convalescent home. (Anna Dai-Liu/Daily Bruin senior staff)




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