Thursday, April 2

Committee votes to dissolve investigation into GSA president’s actions

Editor’s note: The original version of this article contained numerous errors, which were brought to our attention by several Graduate Students Association officials as well as others. Read more...

Photo: Milan Chaterjee, the Graduate Student Association president, was under investigation after several groups accused him of violating First Amendment rights. (Daily Bruin file photo)


BruinX seeks to improve UCLA experience, campus climate

Faculty members are collaborating with the vice chancellor of equity, diversity and inclusion to use social science research to improve student and faculty experiences on campus. Read more...

Photo: Three staff members make up BruinX, a group part of the UCLA Office of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion that works to detect bias and discrimination. (Diana Chen/Daily Bruin)


USAC panel challenges stereotypes, taboo around sex addiction

Adi Jaffe sat before a group of 20 students Tuesday evening and shared a single text message from his wife that changed his life. “She said she’d found my Ashley Madison account,” said Jaffe, a psychology professor. Read more...

Photo: Psychology professor Adi Jaffe led a discussion with students about dealing with sex addiction at an undergraduate student government Student Wellness Commission event Tuesday. (Daily Bruin file photo)



Peer coaching program helps students have the GRIT to take on life

Students often find themselves caught up with academics, social lives and doubt about the future – it’s stressful. The GRIT Coaching Program, by the Bruin Resource Center, is trying to fill this need by employing peer counselors to lend an ear to fellow students and helping them improve their mental well-being. Read more...

Photo: Kimberly Ann Streigel/Daily Bruin



Bruins bridge barriers, build bonds between students on Valentine’s Day

Louise Tamondong and Johnny Dang met just last week and now finish each other’s sentences. Tamondong, a first-year physics student and Dang, a second-year molecular, cell and developmental biology student, met through Bruin Connections, a service started by two UCLA students for Valentine’s Day last week. Read more...

Photo: Louise Tamondong, a first-year physics student and Johnny Dang, a second-year molecular, cellular and developmental biology student, met through Bruin Connections, a service started by two UCLA students. (Kathy Chen/Daily Bruin)