Tourists and visitors alike ride and pass by Santa Monica Pier’s carousel, a local attraction with a rich history. Watch as Jim Harris, deputy director of the Santa Monica Pier and pier historian, recounts the famous ride’s past including Charles Looff who introduced the first carousel. Read more...
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The University of California Board of Regents issued a response Monday denying allegations that officials inadequately responded to two UCLA graduate students’ sexual assault complaints. Nefertiti Takla and Kristen Glasgow, both graduate students in history, alleged in a federal lawsuit in June that UCLA officials discouraged them from filing a formal report after they reported history professor Gabriel Piterberg sexually assaulted them. Read more...
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An undergraduate student government office announced Tuesday a total budget of $80,000 allocated to student lobbying programs for this academic year. The program will focus on lobbying for national student issues such as the tuition increase, Pell Grant funding and financial aid at the federal level, said Zach Helder, Undergraduate Students Association Council external vice president, who presented the program in a special presentation to the council Tuesday. Read more...
Photo: Undergraduate student government External Vice President Zach Helder presented the budget for his office’s federal lobby corps and Bruins Defenders programs at a meeting Tuesday. (Owen Emerson/Daily Bruin senior staff)
UCLA Housing officials installed five kiosks in residence halls over the summer that will allow students to purchase portable charging devices for their phones and tablets, but the kiosks will not be available to students until winter quarter. Read more...
Photo: UCLA Housing installed five kiosks in residence halls which will allow students to pruchase portable charging devices for their smartphones.(Conor Cusack/Daily Bruin)
UCLA administrators will launch a new initiative early next week that aims to encourage members of the campus community to develop new technologies that can alleviate global problems. Read more...
Eric Marquez and Alberto Medina both pleaded not guilty Tuesday afternoon to the murder of UCLA student Andrea “Andy” DelVesco, and to other charges including burglary. Read more...
Photo: Dmitry Goren, attorney for Alberto Medina, gives a press conference after his arraignment. Medina was charged with capital murder with a special circumstance of murder during a robbery and could face the death penalty. (Angie Wang / Daily Bruin senior staff)
One of the men arrested in connection with the death of UCLA student Andrea “Andy” DelVesco may face the death penalty, according to prosecutors. The Los Angeles Police Department arrested Eric Marquez, a fifth-year biology student, and Alberto Medina, both 22, over the weekend after forensic evidence and witness statements linked the two to a suspected homicide and arson. Read more...
Photo: One of the men arrested in connection with the death of UCLA student Andrea “Andy” DelVesco may face the death penalty, according to prosecutors. (Austin Yu/Daily Bruin senior staff)
