The UCLA Association of Chinese Americans kicked off its Basic Needs Drive this week to help provide resources for people experiencing homelessness in Chinatown. The drive is being hosted in collaboration with the Asian Pacific Coalition and the Chinatown Community for Equitable Development – a grassroots organization that helps Chinatown residents find better jobs, education and housing. Read more...

Photo: The Los Angeles Chinatown is pictured. Students from the Association of Chinese Americans recently collected items as part of a basic needs drive to be distributed in Chinatown. (Courtesy of Antoine Taveneaux via Wikimedia Commons Courtesy)

Sporting bright yellow service dog vests, four-footed Bruins are often spotted trotting the corridors of UCLA with their tails wagging high. However, these furry friends are unlike most other puppies. Read more...

Photo: Helen Ringley (left) and Alley Redd (right), members of the Collar Scholars club, are pictured. The club works to train service dogs for people with disabilities. (Charlotte Bradley-McKinnon/Daily Bruin)

After taking his eighth pie in the face that day, Tim Jun, a third-year mechanical engineering student, looked up with a smile and summarized how his group’s fundraiser was going. Read more...

Photo: People advertising their campus organizations on Bruin Walk are pictured. Students shared their memories and challenges of tabling on Bruin Walk. (Shane Yu/Daily Bruin staff)

This post was updated Feb. 6 at 9:57 p.m. Students living on the Hill and in university apartments reported dissatisfaction with the performance, costs and wait times of UCLA’s laundry machines and dryers. Read more...

Photo: UCLA laundry machines inside the Gayley Heights university apartment building are pictured. Students recently complained about wait times and the washing efficiency of UCLA Housing’s laundry facilities. (Renee Rubanowitz/Daily Bruin)