Monday, April 6

Block discusses fundraising, administrative positions and office hour

Chancellor Gene Block meets with members of the Daily Bruin Editorial Board every quarter to discuss issues affecting the campus and to explain administrative decisions. At a meeting Monday, Block discussed the Centennial Campaign for UCLA and campus fundraising, his scheduled trips abroad, the new vice chancellor for equity, diversity and inclusion position and funding for student mental health programs. Read more...

Photo: At a meeting with members of the Daily Bruin Editorial Board on Monday, Chancellor Gene Block discussed fundraising, administrative positions and his quarterly office hour. (Daniel Alcazar/Daily Bruin)


Community holds vigil to honor life of UCLA student Brenda Coronel

Fresh flowers, candles, hand-drawn portraits and Greek letters decorated an altar for UCLA student Brenda Coronel at a vigil Monday. Coronel, who was from Salinas and studied political science, was killed in a car accident on April 26 on the 605 Freeway in Los Alamitos. Read more...

Photo: Friends and sorority sisters of Brenda Coronel gathered outside the Student Activities Center on Monday to honor Coronel’s life. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)




AT&T to relocate store to new Westwood location

The Westwood AT&T store plans to relocate down the street to the previous location of Urban Outfitters on Westwood Boulevard by the end of the year. Read more...

Photo: The AT&T store is currently located on the corner of Westwood Boulevard and Weyburn Avenue. The store plans to relocate to the corner of Westwood Boulevard and Kinross Avenue, where it will take the spot formerly occupied by Urban Outfitters. (Miriam Bribiesca/Daily Bruin)


UCLA’s 12th Relay for Life raises money for American Cancer Society

Losing her mother to cancer sparked Laura Kaufman’s decision to join Colleges Against Cancer as a first-year student at UCLA, and she has participated in Relay for Life every year since. Read more...

Photo: Relay for Life participants performed one last “Wobble Dance” during the closing ceremony of the event Sunday morning. (Matt Cummings/Daily Bruin)


Bilingual Fair showcases LA schools with multi-language education

Several hundred parents, children and educators attended the first Bilingual Fair of Los Angeles on campus Sunday, featuring roughly 40 exhibits from bilingual and multilingual schools and publishers in the Los Angeles area. Read more...

Photo: Amy Conroy, a UCLA alum and founder and producer of “Habla Blah Blah,” speaks to a participant about her organization, which fosters foreign-language learning for kids through music. (Owen Emerson/Daily Bruin)