Thursday, April 2

UC Regents to vote on proposal to add student position to board

University of California students may have more influence on the Board of Regents if a proposal to add another student position passes at the board’s January meeting. Read more...

Photo: The UC Board of Regents will vote on adding a student adviser position to the board in January as proposed by student regent Avi Oved. (Daily Bruin file photo)




Former Ireland president to speak for Luskin Lecture Series

The former president of Ireland will give a lecture on international conflicts resulting from climate change next Tuesday as part of the Luskin Lecture Series. Mary Robinson will be speaking in Kerckhoff Hall Grand Salon on Jan. Read more...

Photo: U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx spoke in a Luskin Lecture Series event last year. This year Mary Robinson, former president of Ireland, will discuss climate change. (Courtesy of UCLAPubAffairs)


Lavender Health Alliance aims to promote LGBT-sensitive health care

As a first-year student, Jeffrey Wong often felt isolated by a lack of support available to him and other lesbian, gay, bisexual and trangender students in math and science fields. Read more...

Photo: The Lavender Health Alliance aims to give lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender students who are interested in science, technology, engineering and medical fields academic and social support. (Miriam Bribiesca/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Bel Air Camera to close after decades in business

Bel Air Camera will close Wednesday due to declining sales, after 58 years in Westwood Village. Bel Air Camera is the only camera store in Westwood and one of the Village’s oldest businesses. Read more...

Photo: Bel Air Camera on Gayley and Kinross avenues will close Wednesday after 58 years in Westwood Village. (Owen Emerson/Daily Bruin senior staff)


UCLA Grand Challenge reveals plan for environmental sustainability

The UCLA Sustainable LA Grand Challenge project released a report Wednesday detailing its research plan to make Los Angeles more environmentally sustainable by 2050. The five-year plan outlines goals such as powering Los Angeles County entirely with renewable energy, switching to locally-sourced water supplies and increasing native biodiversity and ecosystem health. Read more...