Saturday, April 4





Luskin Conference Center reaches final stages of construction

This post was updated July 25 at 9:45 p.m. Construction of the Meyer and Renee Luskin Conference Center is now complete, as the center prepares for its soft opening Aug. Read more...

Photo: The Meyer and Renee Luskin Conference Center is almost complete. The $162 million project started in 2013 and will have about 250 guests rooms and 25,000 square feet of meeting space. (Austin Yu/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Afrikan Student Union holds vigil in honor of recently lost black lives

Students, faculty and alumni listened to vocal performances and speeches at a vigil Wednesday to honor black lives lost to police violence. The Afrikan Student Union organized the vigil in Carnesale Commons to help students cope with recent police shootings. Read more...

Photo: Audience members listened to vocal performers and speakers at a vigil Wednesday organized in response to recent deaths of black men at the hands of police. (Courtesy of Todd Felderstein)


UCLA professor emeritus, author remembered for local writer advocacy

Every time Carolyn See received a negative review for one of her books, she would send the critic a bouquet of flowers and a note: “Thank you for your review!” “They would sometimes end up becoming friends,” said Clara Sturak, See’s daughter. Read more...

Photo: Carolyn See, a former UCLA professor emeritus in the department of English, died July 13 of congestive heart failure. (Courtesy of Patricia Williams)