Friday, April 3

New Saturday shuttle offers transportation from Hill to Santa Monica

Students can take a free UCLA shuttle directly from the Hill to downtown Santa Monica on Saturdays. UCLA Housing and Hospitality Services officials launched a new pilot program that takes students from De Neve Plaza and Hedrick Hall to Santa Monica via BruinBus about every hour from 11 a.m. Read more...

Photo: UCLA Housing and Hospitality officials launched a new pilot program that takes students to Santa Monica via Bruin Bus about every hour on Saturday. (Daily Bruin file photo)





UCLA purchases Occidental Petroleum building for more than $92M

UCLA has purchased the 16-story office building that houses the Hammer Museum on the corner of Westwood and Wilshire boulevards, officials announced Monday. The building, which formerly housed Occidental Petroleum headquarters, was sold for more than $92 million. Read more...

Photo: UCLA purchased the 16-story office building that houses the Hammer Museum on the corner of Westwood and Wilshire boulevards, officials announced Monday. (Creative Commons by Gary Minnaert via Wikipedia)


AP, IB credit no longer to be factored in enrollment priority at UCLA

All undergraduate students can no longer use Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate credit to advance their enrollment priority, a UCLA official announced Monday. Enrollment priority will be determined by the number of units a student has taken at UCLA or other colleges, rather than a student’s class standing, which is determined by all units the university recognizes including AP and IB courses. Read more...


Regents host forum on controversial principles against intolerance

University of California faculty members, students and activist groups expressed mixed opinions about modifying the Statements of Principles Against Intolerance at a UC Board of Regents forum Monday. Read more...

Photo: The University of California Board of Regents working group to modify the Statements of Principles Against Intolerance held a public forum in the Covel Grand Horizon room Monday. (Hannah Ye/Daily Bruin senior staff)