The UCLA chapter of Camp Kesem will hold a social media fundraising event Tuesday to support children whose parents are undergoing treatment for cancer or have overcome the disease. Read more...
Photo: Volunteers for the UCLA chapter of Camp Kesem, a national nonprofit organization that aims to help children with a parent who has or previously had cancer, are holding a social media fundraising event on Tuesday. (Camp Kesem)
Dozens of UCLA students boycotted and urged others to boycott Wal-Mart on Black Friday, calling for the corporation to pay its workers higher wages and give them better benefits. Read more...
Five UCLA researchers were recently named fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the world’s largest scientific society. Current members of the association selected UCLA researchers Linda Gwen Baum, Ann M. Read more...
The Pediatric AIDS Coalition at UCLA and the Undergraduate Students Association Council Student Wellness Commission will host a solidarity walk, free HIV testing and a candlelight vigil on campus Monday to recognize World AIDS Day. Read more...
All self-identified women can audition this week for UCLA’s fourth annual student-run production of “The Vagina Monologues.” Students can sign up online to audition Tuesday through Thursday in the Covel Commons South Bay Room on the Hill. Read more...
Photo: Students perform “The Vagina Monologues” at UCLA in 2012. (Daily Bruin file photo)
University of California President Janet Napolitano met with community college leaders in Northern California last week to plan ways to make it easier for transfer students to apply to and get more information about the University, the UC said in a press release Wednesday. Read more...
Photo: Last week, University of California President Janet Napolitano met with leaders of community colleges to discuss ways to make it easier for transfer students to apply to the UC. (Daily Bruin file photo)
For three days every week, marathon runners take on short jogs that offer an opportunity to branch out from the traditional slow distance trots that are the staple of marathon training regimens. Read more...
Photo: Different running strategies can increase one’s speed and make training more interesting. (Katie Shepherd/Daily Bruin senior staff)
