Thursday, April 9


Conference unites Muslim Student Associations across West Coast

Sabreena Yaseen watched as Imam Suhaib Webb, a religious leader from her hometown, spoke to a small group of students about changing perceptions of American Muslims. Read more...

Photo: More than a thousand students attended the annual Muslim Student Association West Conference over the weekend. The event featured religious speakers and workshops that explained the history of Islam and perspectives of Muslims in America. (Owen Emerson/Daily Bruin)


TFT unveils Darren Star Screening Room in Melnitz Hall

UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television unveiled the Darren Star Screening Room Friday for use by students, staff and faculty. The small, burgundy and grey-walled room seats 54 people in a movie theater setting with low lighting, sloping walkways and leather seats. Read more...

Photo: The newly opened screening room is located in the film school’s Melnitz Hall. (Manvel Kapukchyan/Daily Bruin)


Bruins follow up Mid-City school volunteer project in spirit of MLK Jr. Day

Jungle murals of snakes and butterflies populating a deep blue sky encircled half the playground at Queen Anne Elementary School in Mid-City. With brushes and signature blue T-shirts, about 60 UCLA volunteers visited the school to finish a project the UCLA Volunteer Center started earlier this year. Read more...

Photo: UCLA student volunteers helped finish a jungle mural at Queen Anne Elementary School in Mid-City Monday. (Courtesy of Rachel Corell)




Westwood Neighborhood Council approves design for new fraternity house

The Westwood Neighborhood Council approved a possible design Wednesday for a new fraternity house on Gayley Avenue, the latest step in the multiple-year project to develop the empty lot. Read more...

Photo: A possible design of a new fraternity house on Gayley Avenue passed through the Westwood Neighborhood Council Wednesday with a 13-0-2 vote. The project is expected to cost about $6 million. (Westwood Neighborhood Council)