Saturday, October 24


Students open Career Closet to provide free professional attire

A group of UCLA students opened a free closet Tuesday providing professional and formal attire for students to wear to interviews, career fairs and networking events. Read more...

Photo: Fourth-year bioengineering student Haixing Kehoe searched for formal wear at the Career Closet at UCLA for graduate school interviews. (Austin Yu/Daily Bruin senior staff)



UCLA names law professor Jerry Kang as first diversity vice chancellor

University officials announced a UCLA law professor as the new diversity vice chancellor Tuesday, more than a year after an internal report found UCLA’s policies and procedures for addressing racial discrimination among faculty inadequate. Read more...

Photo: UCLA law professor Jerry Kang will serve as the university’s first vice chancellor of equity, diversity and inclusion, officials announced Tuesday. (Kailey Rishovd/Daily Bruin)


Former Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta speaks on Congress, journalism

Former Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta criticized Congress on Monday for what he sees as a refusal to govern and collaborate across the aisle. Read more...

Photo: Former Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta spoke on campus Monday, telling the audience he sees a lack of cooperation between members of Congress. (Austin Yu/Daily Bruin senior staff)



New course examines difficulties Filipinos face in higher education

Students in a class initiated by the Filipino student group Samahang Pilipino will receive course credit for the first time this quarter while participating in an internship on the historical difficulties Filipino students face in higher education. Read more...

Photo: Students performed a dance called Burong Talo as part of a culture night hosted by Samahang Pilipino in May. This quarter, students will be able to receive two units of course credit by participating in internships or a class initiated by Samahang Pilipino, which teaches about Samahang’s culture night among other topics. (Daily Bruin file photo)