Friday, April 3


Afrikan Student Union releases demands for UCLA administration

The Afrikan Student Union demanded additional funding and support for black students Thursday in response to the “Kanye Western”-themed raid hosted by the Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity and Alpha Phi sorority on Oct. Read more...

Photo: Students protested on Oct. 8 in response to the “Kanye Western”-themed raid. (Daniel Alcazar/Daily Bruin senior staff)


UCLA Centennial Campaign to fund life sciences innovation projects

The UCLA life sciences division announced Wednesday it will fund three research projects using money raised through the Centennial Campaign. Two student winners will each receive $10,000 and one faculty winner will receive $75,000 to pursue research ideas that have the potential to lead to scientific discoveries in the life sciences, according to an email sent to the department. Read more...


UCLA student enlightens international conference about ‘the Dark Side’

Ani Khashadoorian started her fall quarter in Denmark, giving a presentation about Darth Vader’s morality to an audience of graduate students. Khashadoorian, a fourth-year English and philosophy transfer student, spent two quarters last year writing a research paper, titled “On The Evil Soul,” that used popular villains to examine the relationship between morality and intention. Read more...

Photo: Ani Khashadoorian, a fourth-year English and philosophy student, spent two quarters last year writing a research paper that used popular villains to examine the relationship between morality and intention. (Keila Mayberry/Daily Bruin staff)




Man arrested for attempted assault with chair in Ackerman Union

University police arrested a man Saturday who allegedly tried to assault someone Thursday with a metal chair in Ackerman Union. The man, 45, was arrested in Ackerman Union Saturday on one charge of assault with a deadly weapon, one charge of threatening with intent to terrorize and one charge of violating civil rights by causing violent injury, according to police logs. Read more...

Photo: University police arrested a man this weekend who allegedly tried to assault someone Thursday with a metal chair in Ackerman Union. (Miriam Bribiesca/Daily Bruin senior staff)