UCLA Housing will not renovate any residential buildings during the 2016-2017 academic year, after nearly a decade of annual renovations on the Hill. All the construction and renovation projects on the Hill have been completed over the past seven to eight years, said UCLA spokesperson Rebecca Kendall in an email statement. Read more...
Photo: Housing fees are not expected to drop although there are no planned renovations on the Hill for the 2016-2017 academic year. (Shelby Scoggins/Daily Bruin)
Stan and Wendy Shane recall watching lines of young couples in their 20s snake around the corner of Broxton and Weyburn avenues, waiting to enter their jewelry store. Read more...
Photo: Wendy Shane and her husband Stan Shane will close their jewelry store, Shanes Jewelry, in April after running it for more than 40 years. (Kira VandenBrande/Daily Bruin)
Three UCLA professors will visit the White House this spring to receive one of the highest honors awarded to young researchers. The Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers recognizes influential work in fields such as agricultural innovation, environmental protection and national defense. Read more...
Photo: Three UCLA professors will visit the White House this spring to receive one of the highest honors awarded to young researchers. (Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science)
Plinio Garcia and Andrew Ruesch were inspired to create their own line of children’s toys when their son, Luke, came home from kindergarten one day with a stuffed animal he designed himself. Read more...
Photo: Two UCLA alumni created Indy Plush, a business that designs and creates plush stuffed animals, and donates a portion of the profit to wildlife advocacy groups. (Keila Mayberry/Daily Bruin staff)
UCLA staff and faculty members who are military veterans will be able to receive walk-in counseling under a pilot program the Staff and Faculty Counseling Center launched early February. Read more...
Rated as the No. 2 university for food and dining by Cappex, UCLA has invested great time and effort to fill up empty bellies. In fact, several UCLA students think regular meal times are just not enough and often proceed to smuggle large food quantities such as three bananas, five cookies and even pieces of chicken out of the dining halls. Read more...
Photo: Alyssa Dorn/Daily Bruin
The Daily Bruin won the California College Media Association’s award for the state’s best daily college newspaper Saturday. The award, which The Bruin won for the third straight year, was among the 12 first-place awards The Bruin won at the association’s annual contest. Read more...
Photo: The Daily Bruin won first place for the 2016 California College Media Association award for best daily newspaper, in addition to 11 first-place awards and 24 awards in total. (Francesca Manto/Daily Bruin senior staff)
