The Undergraduate Students Association Council is the official student government representing the undergraduate student body at UCLA. Council meetings take place every Tuesday at 7 p.m. Read more...
Campus, News, Student Government
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September 27, 11:59 pm
USAC Recap – Sept. 27
Campus, News
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September 27, 11:59 pm
Graduate students lose health benefits after departmental errors
Some UCLA graduate student academic workers have lost access to their full health benefits, after their departments failed to process payment for their tuition and fees on time. Read more...
News, Student Government
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September 27, 11:09 pm
EVP office organizes Turnout Tuesdays to encourage voting
The undergraduate student government’s external vice president’s office held an event Tuesday to educate students about voting for the upcoming elections. The event, which was held from 10 a.m. Read more...
Photo: The undergraduate student government’s external vice president office held the first Turnout Tuesday of the academic year in Bruin Plaza. BruinsVote! plans to register 15,000 students for the presidential election by the Oct. 24 deadline. (Pinkie Su/Daily Bruin)
A Closer Look, News, Science & Health
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September 27, 9:55 pm
Student creates secret agent game to encourage young girls in STEM
In a game created by a UCLA student and her two sisters, 11- to 14-year-old players can combat a villain as agents for a top secret government agency. Read more...
Photo: Megan, Stephanie and Alicia Williams are triplet sisters who are developing Agent XX, an upcoming mobile game application targeted at young women interested in science, technology, engineering and math. (Courtesy of Jayne Williams)
Crime, News
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September 27, 9:45 pm
Two men to face charges for murder of UCLA student
Two men will be tried for the murder of a UCLA student within 60 days of Oct. 18, a judge decided Tuesday. County prosecutors charged Eric Marquez, a former biology student at UCLA, and Alberto Medina, a former Fresno State University student, with the murder of fourth-year psychology student Andrea “Andy” DelVesco in her Roebling Avenue apartment September 2015. Read more...
Photo: Eric Marquez and Alberto Medina will be tried within 60 days of Oct. 18 on several counts related to the death of UCLA student Andrea “Andy” DelVesco. (Jintak Han/Assistant Photo editor)
A Closer Look, Campus, News
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September 27, 9:23 pm
UCLA initiates program to support first-generation college students
UCLA’s first-ever program for first-generation college students held its Welcome Soiree on Tuesday night in Covel Commons. First To Go, which was created in June, will focus on providing resources, networking opportunities and programming specifically for the first-generation students at UCLA, said Symone Morales, First To Go’s program coordinator. Read more...
Photo: First generation college students attended First To Go, the first UCLA program of its kind, at Covel Commons Tuesday night. It was created in June and will focus on providing resources, networking opportunities and programming. (Owen Emerson/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Campus, News, Westwood
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September 27, 7:33 pm
UCLA zooms towards carbon neutrality with new electric buses
UCLA officials unveiled two new electric BruinBuses at a ribbon cutting ceremony in Dickson Court on Tuesday. UCLA’s fleet now consists of 14 compressed natural gas buses and two new electric buses, which replaced UCLA’s last diesel-run buses, said Renee Fortier, executive director of UCLA Events and Transportation. Read more...
Photo: The new electric BruinBuses are the first electric buses at any California public university. The buses replaced UCLA’s last diesel buses and will join a fleet of 14 natural gas buses. (Keila Mayberry/Daily Bruin staff)